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“I knew how challenging organic chemistry is, so I wanted to help my peers learn the subject and hopefully help them appreciate the subject as much as I did.”

Arshiyan Laaj ’23

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Meet Your Tutors

The Spinelli Center has over 70 dedicated peer tutors ready to help you with homework, labs, and more. Here are just a few! Complete tutor bios can be found in the discipline tabs below.

Ada Fiala ’27

Ada (she/her) is a junior chemistry major and study of women, gender, and sexuality minor. She has taken CHM 111, 222, 223, 224, and 321. She loves chemistry and is excited to help you with it in any way she can!

Addie Kelley ’28

Addie (she/her) is a sophomore and a physics major. She’s always been interested in astrophysics, and she’s taking her very first astro class this semester! She’s taken PHY 119 and 215, is currently taking 240 and 210, and LA’d for 117 last semester. She loves playing chess, CADing, and D&D. She can assist with homework problems, exam review, lab reports… you name it, she’s here to help!

Anjia Lu ’28

Anjia (she/her): I'm a sophomore planning to major in Mathematics. Having taken MTH 153 and SDS 291, I'm excited to help you with topics like logic proofs, discrete math, and working with R!

Annika Houge ’26

Annika is a senior Neuroscience major and Chinese minor on the pre-med track. She is a tutor for CHM 111 but has also taken CHM 222, 223, and 224, BIO 132, 133, 202, and 203, BCH 252, NSC 210 and 230, PHY 115 and 117, and ESS 261. She is happy to answer questions about these courses as well as pre-health requirements/course planning :)

Arisha Faiyas ’26

Arisha (she/her) is a junior engineering major and landscape studies minor with a passion for urban planning. She can help with any of the core engineering requirements including MTH 111, 112, 212; and EGR 220, 270, 290. Show up for a chat, she loves to meet new people.

Bella Leite ’28

Bella Leite (she/her): Bella is a sophomore Biochemistry and Portuguese-Brazilian Studies double major. She has taken CHM 111 and CHM 222 and their respective labs. She loves chemistry and is excited to help answer any course content questions!

Binah Friedman ’28

Binah (she/her) is a sophomore CS major. She has taken CSC 120, CSC 210, and CSC 250. She loves the creative side of maths and the technical side of the arts. She can help out with all kinds of questions about coding, theoretical computation, and more! Contact at bkfriedman@smith.edu.

Charlotte Mennella ’28

Charlotte (she/her) is a sophomore math and education double major. She has taken MTH 153, 211, and 212, and is currently taking MTH 238. She also has experience with Calculus I and II. She is happy to help with class content as well as any proof writing or introductory LaTeX questions!

Chris Park ’28

Chris is a sophomore Physics major, perhaps with a minor in French or ES&P. She can help with math courses through to MTH 212 and is most comfortable with the calculus sequence. She has also taken PHY 119 and 215, and is an LA for PHY 118 this semester. She is happy to help with general quantitative material.

Danyi Xu ’28

Danyi (she/her) is a senior SDS and Quantitative Economics double major. She can help with any of the core SDS courses (SDS100, SDS210, SDS291, MTH211, CSC110) and SDS 293. She can help with class content, statistical writing, and coding in R.

Elaine McCarty ’27

Elaine (she/her) is a junior MST major. She has taken MTH 153, 211, and 212 at Smith and has experience with MTH 111 and 112 as well. She has also taken a handful of SDS courses and is here to help with course work/content and more.

Elliot Burroughs ’26

Elliot (they/he) is a senior Engineering and Spanish double major. They have completed the engineering core courses along with Strength of Materials. Outside of class, he is one of the captains of Smith’s club ultimate frisbee team, LunaDisc, and enjoys climbing. Feel free to stop by if you have questions or just want a focused space to work on homework!

Evelyn Dinh ’28

Evelyn (she/her) is a sophomore double-majoring in SDS and Psychology. She has taken SDS 100, SDS 192, SDS/CSC 109, SDS 220, and MTH 111/112. She is happy to help with class content, R programming, and related topics.

Faith Kwon ’27

Faith (she/her) is a junior Quantitative Economics major and SDS minor. She has taken SDS 100, SDS 192, CSC 120, ECO 220, and is currently enrolled in SDS 270 and ECO 240. She can assist with any class content and coding in R, Java, and Stata, as well as any core economics classes.

Harlow Moran ’28

Harlow is a sophomore MTH and EGR double major. They are happy to help with MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 211, and MTH 212. They are also happy help with any EGR 100 and EGR 110 questions you might have!

Hellen Meng ’26

Hellen (she/they): I’m a senior engineering major, and I can help with EGR 390, EGR 376, EGR 374, EGR 270, EGR220, EGR100&110. I love mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics, and I'm happy to answer questions on homework or anything!

Iris Liu ’27

Iris (she/her) is a junior MST major with an Econ minor. She can help with MTH 112, MTH 212, MTH 211, SDS 100, SDS 290 and is currently taking SDS 291. She can also help with Overleaf/LaTeX formatting and R!

Jade Lilian Palosky ’26

Jade Lili (she) is a Senior CSC major/SWG minor. She has taken CSC 209, 210, 220, 223, 231, 233, and 250, and MTH 153 and 211. She can help with any content from any of those CS or math courses, and many programming languages (Java, Python, Ruby, C, C++) and with GitHub.

Josephine Beltramo ’27

Josephine (any pronouns) is a junior Chemistry major and Latina/o Studies Minor. They have taken CHM 111, 222, 223, 224 and 321. She loves organic synthesis, both in lab and on paper, and is happy to hear any chemistry question you may have!

Juliette Hampton ’27

Juliette (she/her) is a Junior Engineering Major and Math Minor, and is the HP of Baldwin House! She is ready to help with MTH 111, 112, 153, and is always open to trying any other MTH course, depending on the topic!

Julia Steinberg ’27

Julia (she/her) is a sophomore double majoring in math and dance. She has taken MTH 111, 112, and 211 and is currently taking 212 and 153. She’s most comfortable with MTH 111 and 211, but is happy to try anything!

Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26

(she/her) I am a junior biochemistry major with a love for molecular biology and organic chemistry. I’ve taken CHM 111/222/223/224, BCH 252, and all of the associated labs. I am excited to help with any of your organic chemistry questions (and also share photos of my cat Mars)!

Lucas Cowan ’26

My name is Lucas (he/they) and I am a Mathematics and Physics major. I have taken MTH 111, 112, 153, 211, 212, and 233. I can help with homework and material from those classes during open tutor hours through the Spinelli Center.

Madeline Dean ’27

Madeline is a junior physics and astronomy double major. They have taken PHY 119, 210, 215, 317, 327, and 360op, in addition to currently being a physics Learning Assistant. They can also help with Python, Mathematica, and MATLAB.

Maggie Bohanek ’26

Maggie (she/her) is a junior government and math double major. She has taken MTH 153, 211, 212, 280, and 364. She has also taken GOV 203 and ECO 150 and 153. She is excited to help with any math-related questions!

Marybella Martinez ’26

Marybella (she/her) is a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Economics. She tutors CSC 250 and provides Python tutoring for CSC 268. She has completed CSC 110, 120, 220, 231, and 250, and can help with both Java and Python.

Molly Daniel ’26

Molly (she/her) is a senior CSC major with a minor in SDS. She has taken CSC 120, 210, 252, 231, 223, 250, 230, and 293. She will be working as one of the TAs for algorithms, and can also help out with any general CSC questions.

Morgann MacDonald ’26

Morgann (she/her) can help with SDS 100/SDS 201/SDS 210/SDS 220 as well as MTH 111. She can help with any in-class content, R and any other possible questions.

Nora Zhou ’26J

Nora (she/her) is a senior majoring in SDS and Psychology. She has taken all the core SDS courses, along with SDS 270, 290, 237, 293, 410, CSC 210, and MTH 212. She is currently taking MTH 153, 354, 246, and CSC 290. She can help with these courses.

Olivia Hwang ’28

Is a sophomore double major in Math and Music. She has taken and/or can help with MTH 111, 112, 212, and 153. She can also help with R, MATLAB, or LateX.

Rae Traver-Fallick ’27

Rae (they/he) is a junior SDS and MTH double major. He can help with any of the core SDS courses and SDS 290. They are very proficient in R/R Studio and have some Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-learn) and SQL (SQLite) experience. In his free time, Rae enjoys fencing, running, and reading.

Renee Yu ’27

Renee (she/her) is a junior Chemistry major and Computer Science minor with a love for organic chemistry and biochemistry. She has taken CHM 118, 222, 223 and their respective labs, as well as some higher level electives such as CHM 321.

Robbie Do ’26

Robbie (she/her) is a junior CSC and SDS double major. She has taken SDS 100/192/220/291/293 and MTH 153/211. She is currently enrolled in SDS 235 this semester. Robbie is happy to help with class content and coding with Python and R.

Sabina Oldham ’27

Sabina (she/they) is a junior math and study of women, gender and sexuality major. She has taken MTH 111, 112, 212, 153, 211, 233, 238, and 281. She is also happy to help with LaTeX and proof writing.

Sarah Mian ’26

Sarah (she/her) is a senior Computer Science and Quantitative Economics major. She has taken CSC 110, 120 ,210, 220, 230, 231, 235, 250, 293. She can help with Python, Java, C, x86 Assembly, and Github.

Sarah Kim ’26

Sarah (she/her) is a Quantitative Economics major with a concentration in GFX. She has completed courses including GFX 100, ECO 125, 150, 153, 220, 222, 250, 253, 254, 296, and 361. Sarah is able to support with in-class material and is also happy to share insights from her past experiences in economics.

Sarah Rabner ’27

Sarah (she/they) is a junior chemistry major and math minor. She took Calculus 1 and 2 in high school and has taken MTH 153, 211, 212, and 281 at Smith.

Sofia Jurusz ’27

I am a junior MTH major and a potential CS minor. I can help with both CSC 110 and CSC 120. I can also help with some Github issues, python, and java.

Sofia Zasiebida ’27

Sofia (she/her) is a sophomore engineering major and landscape studies minor. She is a QM tutor and has taken MTH 111 and 112 and is most comfortable helping out with those classes. She can also help with introductory engineering classes and Python.

Tanya Chen ’27

Tanya (she/her) is a junior CSC and MST double major. She has taken CSC110, 120, 210, 249, 251, and 293 and she can help with Java, Python, and R.

Una Gogstetter ’27

Una is a sophomore SDS major. They’re most comfortable helping with MTH 111 and 153, SDS 192, 291, and 100, introductory stat, and coding in R. They may also be able to help with LaTeX/Overleaf, econometrics, introductory econ, and GIS.

Zenobia Calhoun ’28

Zenobia (she/her) is a sophomore interested in the biological mechanisms behind the brain and behavior. She has taken BIO 132 and 232, and respective lab. She can help with BIO 132 class content and theory, as well as organizational and study skills

What to Expect from Tutoring

Ideally, rather than bringing just the unsolved homework problems to a tutoring session, the student should bring questions about ideas or terms occurring in the homework. (Preparation of these questions should be a central part of the student’s general preparation for a tutoring session). The tutor’s goal should be to work with the student so that the student can then finish their homework independently.

Making the Most of Tutoring

Plan ahead. If you attend drop-in hours, try to come towards the beginning of the session, and try to come on a day that allows for another visit if needed. For example, if you go to tutoring the day the assignment is given to read through the assignment, you can then talk to the tutor about your initial ideas for solving the problems.

Be prepared. Bring all of the necessary materials including your notes, the assignment, your book (if you have one), a calculator (if needed) etc. Read and attempt homework assignment problems before you ask the tutor a question. Tutors cannot do your homework with (or for) you, but they can guide you through difficult problems and help you talk through your approach and ideas.

Be flexible. Be willing to come back another time/day or make an individual appointment.

Be specific. When scheduling an individual appointment via email, the more information you can provide tutors with ahead of time (specifically, the course, topic and a list of specific questions), the more productive the meeting will be. Most individual sessions are 30 minutes.

Be understanding. Tutors cannot provide (or guarantee) correct answers to your homework problems. They can only help you with the process of completing your work, not the outcomes.

The Ethics of Tutoring

Perhaps the simplest way to begin talking about the ethics of tutoring is to discuss the implications of Smith College’s academic integrity statement.

Academic Integrity Statement

Students and faculty at Smith are part of an academic community defined by its commitment to scholarship, which depends on scrupulous and attentive acknowledgement of all sources of information and honest and respectful use of college resources.

Smith College expects all students to be honest and committed to the principles of academic and intellectual integrity in their preparation and submission of course work and examinations. All submitted work of any kind must be the original work of the student who must cite all the sources used in its preparation.

Tutoring-Specific Examples

Where tutoring is concerned, specific examples that violate the academic integrity statement include:

Correcting work that will be handed in and graded.
A tutor doing a student’s work, whether in part or fully.
A tutor answering questions directly from assigned work.

Contact Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning

Seelye Hall 207
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063

Phone: 413-585-3091 Email: qlctutor@smith.edu

Director: Catherine McCune, Ph.D.

Note: Please include the course and section, the instructor’s name, and the topic with which you’d like help in your email.