Hello! My name is Beatrice and I’m originally from Beloit, Wisconsin. I was an undergraduate at Harvard University where I majored in Integrative Biology and minored in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a language citation in Western Armenian. I’m currently pursuing my PhD in the Harvard Organismic and Evolutionary Biology department.
I enjoy tutoring students in essay writing and grammar, government, environmental science, ACT, Latin, math, and introductory music theory. I try to use fun and engaging tutoring styles to help students enjoy learning. I really look forward to celebrating the achievements of my tutees and watching them learn and improve.
When I’m not tutoring or taking classes, I spend my time long-distance running, reading, and singing classical choral music!
College:
Education: Harvard University
Undergrad Major: B.A. in Integrative Biology
Other Degrees/Minors: Minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences, language certification in Western Armenian. PhD candidate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (Harvard-incoming)
High School:
Class Rank: Salutatorian -- top 10%
Awards & Honors: INSPO Research and Innovation Competition as a North American Finalist, 2020; the ISEF science fair as a WI state delegate to the national competition, 2020; The US Stockholm Junior Water Prize, specifically the "James L. Condon Recognition for Environmental Stewardship" National Award , 2020; US Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Wisconsin State Winner; national competition delegate in 2019; the RICHO Sustainable Development Award for Environmental Innovation in the Badger State Science Fair in 2019; the Philip Streich Memorial Award for Passion in Scientific Research from the Badger State Science Fair in 2019; the Wisconsin State Music Association (WSMA) State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, highest rank (1): vocal, piano, French horn, ensembles (2018-2020).
Interests & Activities: Drama Club president and member -- As president, I helped to organize improv activities and games to promote self-confidence, community, and theatrical expression; National Honors Society president and member -- As president of NHS, I organized and promoted service projects in the community, such as the Homeland Security Evacuation Exercise and food drives; Choir and a cappella leadership council member -- I participated in Wisconsin State Honors Choir and have received highest ratings (1) in solo voice and a cappella at state and regional Solo/Ensemble; Lead performer in school musicals and 1 act plays: I received Turner's Lead Actress award (2019) and have participated in 8 productions; Piano performer, teacher, and accompanist -- I played piano competitively and received the highest rating (1) in piano solo and jazz ensemble at the state and regional Solo/Ensemble competition; Marching, Pep, and Concert Band -- 1st chair F. Horn: I was awarded the highest rating (1) at State and Regional Solo/Ensemble competition in French horn solo and brass ensemble; Forensics team member-- My event in Group Interpretation received the title of conference champion and Critic's Choice perfect rating at the State competition (2017, 2019).
ACT Scores: 34 Composite: Math 34, Science 33, English 35, Reading 35, Writing 10
AP Exams: 5 AP US History, 5 AP Government
SAT Subject Tests: 780 Math level II
Other:
Other Awards: Grant award recipient for conducting lab research from: Harvard College Research Program, Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Center for African Studies. Grant award recipient for conducting lab research from: Harvard College Research Program, Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Center for African Studies. Senior Thesis Grade of Exceptional, Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship, and Howard T. Fisher Prize in GIS.
Other Interests & Activities: Currently, I am involved in Professor Andrew Davies' Animal-ecosystem interactions at landscape scales lab as a member. For the lab, I performed a three month field campaign in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo to collect data for PhD candidate Evan Hockridge's research and used QGIS to assist in Dr. Jenia Singh's research; I am involved in the Harvard Crimson Newspaper as an arts section writer. I write book, concert, and fashion reviews; I am a member of the Harvard Conservation Society, for which I have worked to forward conservation in partnership with the Roots and Shoots (initiative of the Jane Goodall Institute) and the Harvard Forest; I am also a Harvard Collegium Musicum choir member, for which I sing alto, Most recently, the choir will be going on a summer international tour of Sweden and will perform at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln center this upcoming spring.
I have been involved in Harvard Evolutionary Neuroscience Lab as a Student Research Assistant. I coded ethograms for video analysis of dog behavioral tests and recruit study participants through social media. I conducted literature reviews of dog breeding handbooks; I was a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution student intern.I worked with Dr. Frants H. Jensen, a Visiting Investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and member of the CCAS group's hyena subproject, to analyze hyena vocal calls using Matlab.
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