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Zion

Zion

MBA candidateBusiness

Education

  1. Emory University

    MBAMaster of Busin...TBD

    Business

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Industrial & Systems Engineering

Expertise

Business Development Consulting

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Richard

Richard

MAMathematics

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Mathematics

  2. Tennessee Technological University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Mathematics

Expertise

Mathematics

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Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Economics

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry

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Nathan

Nathan

PhD candidatePolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Political Science

  2. Georgetown University

    MPPMaster of Publi...2024

    Public Policy

Expertise

Political Science; public policy; environmental policy

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Krista

Krista

MPH candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD

    Public Health

  2. University of Rochester

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Public Health

Expertise

Environmental health (combination of public health, environmental science, biology, chemistry, and...

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. Brown University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. Brown University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Mathematics

Expertise

Elementary number theory, analytic number theory, algebraic number theory, root systems

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Thor

Thor

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. University of Washington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Economics

  2. University of Washington

    MAMaster of Arts2017

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

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Barak

Barak

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2006

    Economics

  2. Michigan State University

    MAMaster of Arts1997

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Political Science, Political Economy, Quantitative Social Science, and Public Policy

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Danielle

Danielle

PhDPublic Policy

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Policy

  2. American University

    MPPMaster of Publi...2011

    Public Policy

Expertise

Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Criminal Justice Reform, Prisoner Reentry, Education

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Sophia

Sophia

MA candidateHistory

Education

  1. Peking University

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    History

  2. Harvard University

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    East Asian Studies

Expertise

physics (particle physics, biophysics), history (modern Chinese history, Soviet history, Cold War...

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Clare

Clare

PhD candidatePsychology

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Psychology

  2. University of Oregon

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Psychology

Expertise

adolescent brain and behavioral development, puberty, well-being

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Dominique

Dominique

PhDData Science

Education

  1. University of Edinburgh

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Data Science

  2. Webster University

    MAMaster of Arts2007

Expertise

Research, Social Science, Gender Studies, Intersectionality, Applied Statistics, Data Science, Equality...

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Howard

Howard

PhDInternationa...

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    International Relations

  2. National Chengchi University

    BABachelor of Arts2007

    International Relations

Expertise

political science, international relations, conflict and war, political violence, authoritarian...

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Hanjie

Hanjie

PhDPolitical Sc...

Education

  1. University of Washington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Political Science

  2. Geneva Graduate Institute

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    International Relations

Expertise

International relations, global environmental governance, Chinese politics, Belt and Road Initiative...

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Jean

Jean

PhD candidatePsychology

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Psychology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Psychology

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

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Chenan

Chenan

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Physics

  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Applied Mathematics

Expertise

Quantum Physics and Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Application in Physics, Condensed Matter...

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Aaron

Aaron

MBABusiness

Education

  1. Boston College

    MBAMaster of Busin...2023

    Business

  2. Brown University

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Business

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project...

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Regina

Regina

PhD candidateEducation

Education

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Education

  2. Virginia State University

    EdMMaster of Educa...2014

    Education

Expertise

Education

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Amin

Amin

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Membrane separation/membrane synthesis, online scheduling and optimization, reaction chemistry...

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Aakash

Aakash

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Oxford University

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Physics

Expertise

My work is on quantum computing but I can tutor across any subject in physics

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