About Kaitlyn

Hello! My name is Kaitlyn and I'm a graduate student at Vanderbilt University working towards a PhD in microbiology. I love science and tutored high school and college students on and off throughout my four years of undergrad. In grad school, I've designed activities for and helped run a monthly science club for elementary aged kids for two years. To me, it's so exciting to introduce people to new topics and I love it when the light bulb flashes on as they connect it to something they already know. When I'm tutoring, I like to focus on critical thinking skills as much as the subject so students can feel confident when confronted with something new or different. That's the best thing science has taught me, and I look forward to helping students develop those skills as too.