IvyBoost Welcomes Our New Tutors to Our Team!
IvyBoost is happy to announce the addition of 4 new tutors to our team, as seen below.
If you need to brush up on basics for math or the foundations of biology, you can contact us at 510-656-6800 to find out how our tutors can help you boost your grade and your knowledge.
Dr. Colin Leasure
Dr. Colin Leasure earned his B.S. degree in Genetics from UC Davis, and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from UC Berkeley. For his Ph.D. research, he studied the molecular genetics of development in plants, specifically in plant stem cells. Dr. Leasure has been working at SFSU for 8 years as a researcher and as a molecular biology teaching lab coordinator.
His research at SFSU involved development and metabolism in plants. He has taught a number of college level biology courses at SFSU, including a senior-level molecular and cell biology lab course and an upper division plant physiology lecture.Dr. Leasure is highly capable of tutoring students in subjects like regular and AP courses of Biology and Chemistry, as well as mentoring students in exploration of future career and college study program in science track.
Dr. Richard Norris
Richard has taught Civil Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University for four years. He also led the laboratory portions of land surveying classes as a teaching assistant at UC Berkeley and spent summers doing research for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in the Materials Science Division. He is able to tutor students for Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, and Physics.
Richard received his Bachelor of Science from Washington State University and a Master of Science and Doctor of Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, all in Civil Engineering. He is presently a civil engineering consultant in private practice, a columnist for the journal of one of his professional societies, and a board member of another professional society.
Zahabiya Moiz
Zahabiya has recently graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UC Davis.
She is passionate about expanding her knowledge on human disease vaccination. She worked at TM3 Therapeutics for 2 years and was trained on how to clone rhino viral vectors for influenza vaccine research. At UC Davis she also acquired a background on protein analysis during her Research Internship where she studied the 3-D structure of HIV gp145 protein using computational biology methods.
Along with her science background she enjoys helping students unleash their academic potential by providing one-on-one tutoring. She’s been tutoring for two years and has helped improve students’ performance by an entire letter grade in a variety of science and math subjects, including Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry, as well as ACT test preparation.
Cara Yi
Cara is well versed in all areas of study as proven with her extensive AP and SAT II classes and results. Scoring a 2390 on the SAT I on her first attempt, an 800 on the SAT II Math II, a 790 on the SAT II U.S. History, and a 760 on the SAT II Chemistry all by self-studying, Cara knows how to efficiently and effectively study to learn and get rewarding results. With a 4.0 GPA, Cara has been and continues to be an avid learner and respected by her peers both inside and outside the classroom.
She enjoys working with students helping them perform and achieve their best and be confident in their ability and learning.