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Subjects Available

  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • French
  • Spanish

Academic Biography

B.A. (Hons), Scripps College, 2005. Hispanic Studies & French Studies (dual); minor in Art History. M.A., Richmond the American International University in London, 2007. Art History. M.A., Harvard University, 2008. Spanish Literature. PhD, Harvard University, 2013 (expected). Romance Languages & Literatures (Modern Peninsular Literature); minors in Lusophone Literature and History of Art and Architecture.

Personal Biography

Originally from California, Laura has lived and studied in various areas of the world, including Spain, Mexico, France, Bolivia, Brazil, and the UK. She is currently completing a PhD in the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures at Harvard University. As a longtime student of languages, Laura understands the challenges that learning a new tongue brings, and is in a perfect position to help students devise strategies for effectively studying languages.

  • Summa cum laude graduate of the Claremont Colleges.
  • Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Delta Pi honor societies.
  • Visiting student at the prestigious Colegio de México in Mexico City in 2008-2009.
  • Experience tutoring ESL students in Barcelona and Spanish and French students at the Department of Romance Languages & Literature's Tutoring Center at Harvard.

Laura is available at the following locations:

As arranged with tutor | Harvard Square | In Home | Online | The Veritas Center