Feedback From Joy’s Past Students

“You’re conscientious which is really good for tutoring. You’re paying attention to all these small details… I think all that actually matters.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2022

“It is so much better to start off tutoring with you than drowning. When I came to you after Exam 2 I was literally drowning.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lee Friedman, Spring 2022

“For Diels-Alder problems, I used your numbering method and did it literally in 10 seconds. It’s so quick now, I can’t even explain to you how much that helped.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2018

“I’ve been at this for hours and you did it in 5 minutes. Your method is a lot easier and puts me in a good place.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Michael Montague-Smith, Spring 2021

“You’re all about efficiency and getting things done fast before the professor teaches the material. Seriously, I wish I knew about you during Exam 2 when I went home sick and fell behind.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 131 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Amanda Schech, Fall 2024

“I’ll definitely tutor with you throughout the semester. I don’t want to go through other tutors – I like what you give me!”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Michael Montague-Smith, Fall 2020

“Oh my god, you’re the first tutor that’s given me worksheets, past exams keys, and a binder. With your method I learn really well and everything is concise, clear cut, and color-coded.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2022

“I literally feel better already. My class notes look like a foreign language to me and don’t give me details like you do. You clearly lay out ‘Oxidation means this… and ‘Reduction means this…’ I learn better 1-on-1 with you.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Fall 2019

“I’m getting everything so this is a miracle. I work a lot better with your 1-page summary sheets. I’ve tried reading the textbook and it’s just a messy confusion.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Fall 2019

“I like your step-by-step method because that way I can figure it out in my head. You go fast but the steps are right there so I can follow really easily. Just having it step-by-step is important for me.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Bonnie Dixon, Fall 2022

“I can’t tell you how confident I walked in and out of that last exam. And how prepared I feel for this final because I know what to expect. You’ve done so much to help me with everything.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2021

“Most kids once they finish chem won’t remember this 5 years from now, but with the lessons we had, I feel that I will remember.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2019

“I’m willing to privately tutor with you because I don’t want to waste time trying school resources, where they can’t fit within my schedule. We have an understanding where you tell me: ‘this is what we need to focus on, the other stuff is just fluff.'”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lenea Stocker, Spring 2018

“You’re really good at drawing it out and showing it. I need to see it drawn out the way you do – I’m not as good when they’re just telling me stuff. I saw your flowchart for Sn1 Sn2 E2 and E1 and those were really helpful.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lee Friedman, Spring 2021

“I see there is a pattern that you can recognize – thank you for showing me because I had no idea what I was doing before today’s tutoring session.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Michael Montague-Smith, Spring 2021

“If there ever was a fire in my apartment, we would take our Orgo tutoring notes first…I’m never giving them up.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2018

“I just wanted to let you know that I was recently accepted to my top choice nursing school – Mass General in Boston!! Thank you so much for always being an amazing tutor, you’ve really helped me so much and I just wanted to thank you!”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Michael Doyle, Spring 2017

“Your hybridization cheat sheet was so helpful. Your way of organization is much better theoretically and manually compared to our chem 1 lab manual.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lenea Stocker, Spring 2024

“I can sit and do problems by myself, and feel way more confident than I did before. Thank you so much for tutoring me!”
– Tutoring for CHEM 271 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Efrain Rodriguez, Spring 2021

“You’re literally saving my college career helping me get through orgo!”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Monique Koppel Spring 2024

“You teach in a simpler way than when my professor says it with big words and throws me off. I mess up a lot with practice problems, but I get it way better when you re-teach me with 1 by 1 steps like ‘just do this, just do that.'”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Bonnie Dixon, Fall 2022

“Thank god you tutor me because otherwise I would not be doing well in Orgo. I would be so lost and not even know where to begin.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Daniel Falvey, Spring 2024“

“That was a good trick to see if my answer is in the ballpark. That was really useful!”
-Tutoring for CHEM 131 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Alice Mignerey, Spring 2024

“All these sessions have helped me a lot, cleared my head, and get everything in my mind straight.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lyle Isaacs, Spring 2024

“OMG you’re making this so much easier for me, I found the answer a lot quicker and I no longer mess up on the number of carbons.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lyle Isaacs, Spring 2024

“I want to tutor ahead with you so I can be comfortable. I was definitely more comfortable than I would’ve been without you this past test.”
– Tutoring for BCHM 461 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Paul Paukstelis, Fall 2022

“I really liked the way you organized the different strong reagents and carbon reagents. It was more clear than the way my teacher explained it. Your teaching style really works for me.”
– Tutoring for CHEM 241 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lyle Isaacs, Spring 2024

“I can get lost in my notes, but you help me pull out and focus on the most important stuff when I’m trying to study quickly for finals.”
– Tutoring for BCHM 461 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Paul Paukstelis, Fall 2023

“I’ve had an organic chem revelation with you. I didn’t think it would be so hard, so complicated, and so much to understand. But now I know!”
– Tutoring for CHEM 231 {{campus_acronym}}, Dr. Lee Friedman, Spring 2024

Get to Know Your UMD Chemistry Professor

Fall 2024 Chemistry Professors at University of Maryland

Dr. Bonnie Dixon

CHEM 131

Dr. Amanda Schech

CHEM 131

Dr. Lenea Stocker

CHEM 131

Dr. Lee Friedman

CHEM 131

Dr. Elizabeth Griffith

CHEM 135

Dr. Alice Mignerey

CHEM 135

Dr. Andrei Vedernikov

CHEM 135

Dr. Shane Collins

CHEM 135

Dr. Daniel Falvey

CHEM 231

Dr. Lenea Stocker

CHEM 231

Dr. Monique Koppel

CHEM 231

Dr. Sonia Hirschauer

CHEM 231

Dr. Jeffery Davis

CHEM 241

Dr. Lyle Isaacs

CHEM 241

Dr. Xiaodong Shi

CHEM 241

Dr. Howard Fribush

CHEM 241

Dr. Lai-Xi Wang

CHEM 247

Dr. Efrain Rodriguez

CHEM 271

Dr. YuHuang Wang

CHEM 271

Dr. Natalia White

CHEM 271

Dr. Jinwoo Lee

BCHM 461

Dr. Paul Paukstelis

BCHM 461

Dr. David Fushman

BCHM 461

Dr. Christopher Capp

BCHM 463

Dr. Christiana Guest

BCHM 463

Dr. Heather Tienson-Tseng

BCHM 463

Professional Chemistry Tutoring For UMD Students Fall 2024

Professional Chemistry Tutoring
For UMD Students Fall 2024