Meet Our Tutors

Dr. Jamison has been tutoring students since 2003 in all areas of science including anatomy, biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and math with a specific emphasis in healthcare. During this time he has been certified in all tutoring categories, preparing students in the Allied Healthcare fields for both the MCAT and the NCLEX at the Titanium Institute, which tutors students in all areas of science. He currently holds an M.D. awaiting a residency, a B.S. degree is in Biology and Chemistry from the University of New Mexico graduating Magna cum laude, and an A.S. degree focusing on Biology from the Technical Vocational Institute in Albuquerque New Mexico graduating with high honors. Additionally, he was the founder of Alpha Epsilon Delta New Mexico chapter Alpha, an honors society for all Allied Healthcare students and the first chapter of this honors society in New Mexico. He looks forward to working with students at all levels of training and abilities.

Hi! My name is Angelina, I’m a college student pursuing clinical psychology. I took honors classes all through high school and have held straight A’s. I have tutored students of all ages through many subjects. I can tutor Math, English, test preparation, excellent study skills, and more! I love helping students understand subjects that they are struggling with. The joy that comes with seeing a student finally realize how to do a certain problem is unmatched. I love working with kids to help them succeed in their studies. I would love to work with you and give you the help needed to understand and thrive in your or your child’s studies!

Annette began teaching in 1980 as a math tutor and chemistry lab instructor, while still in college. Since that time, she has earned a double major in mathematics and chemistry, an M.S. degree in chemistry, a Ph.D. in education, and a Ph.D. in mathematics. She has taught students ranging in age from 3 years old to experienced teachers. Much of her teaching success has been with college freshmen who are struggling in math or chemistry. She has taught in public and private schools and colleges, and has taught in informal settings, such as day camp as well as Sunday school. In the 1990s Annette was on a team that developed, administered, and evaluated some of the first teacher certification programs for the prestigious National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. In the early years of the 21st century, she took a team of high school students to a private school computer science competition where one girl won first place in an individual competition and a 9th grade team won the 2nd place prize in their team competition. After returning to graduate school in mathematics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Annette taught mathematics and statistics at UAB. She was awarded several fellowships, including an NSF-EAPSI award that allowed her to spend the summer of 2008 as a guest researcher at the University of Adelaide in Australia. In the summer of 2009, she was awarded several fellowships to attend international workshops in inverse problem research. Dr. La Russa had the opportunity to teach innovative courses at UAB in mathematics, including teaching an introduction to Mathematical Modeling class for several years. In 2012, she became a Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) fellow of the Mathematical Association of America.

Annette is semi-retired from public school teaching but is passionate about teaching and helping students of all ages realize their potential. She is especially passionate about helping students whom the schools are failing.

Welcome! My name is Denise. I have been a teacher for 21+ years and have been a private tutor for 6+years. I have taught and tutored at various levels ranging from first grade to twelfth grade. I am knowledgeable of the curriculum in all grade levels, so I align my teaching and tutoring accordingly to support academic success. Much of my experience has been in an inclusion setting working with students with varied learning styles, modalities, and needs and I particularly specialize in working with students that need extra support in math. I teach concepts by breaking down steps into smaller sets, use manipulatives to make concepts concrete, and teach concepts in a way that is relatable and meaningful while using language that makes sense to the student. I focus on practicing skills they have mastered, and gradually tie in new skills which allows students to feel successful each step of the way. I have a calm, kind, patient, friendly, and nurturing demeanor which allows my students to feel comfortable in tackling math without fear of failure. I have high expectations of student learning and feel student responsibility and ownership of learning is an important component in academic success, so I work on building student engagement and interest by building confidence. Once the students are confident in their ability to tackle math, their engagement and interest in learning is a natural biproduct! I love when I hear my students comment, “This isn’t hard! I thought I was bad at math! I’m actually good at it!”

In our tutoring sessions, I will tailor my tutoring sessions to work on current schoolwork for the student to keep up with current concepts being learned in class, practice foundational skills that may have been missed in prior learning to gain mastery and include enrichment work to promote higher level thinking. I have a love and a passion for math and want to build that same love for math with my students! I look forward to working with you and your student!