Center for Academic Excellence

Meet the Tutors

Our Academic Peer Tutors are current Truman students just like you! Our tutors have not only excelled in the areas they specialize in, but they have also been trained by the CAE and recommended by professors in the subject(s) they support.

Andrea Trucchi, Academic Peer Tutor

Student Status: Exchange Student
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

    • FREN 120, 121, 220, 221
    • ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202

Ankit Regmi, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Computer Science
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 1
Course Specialties:

  • MATH 156, 157, 186, 198, 263
  • CS 170
  • PHRE 187

Austin Humbrecht, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Biology
Minor: N/A
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • BIOL 104
  • STAT 190
  • MATH 198
  • PHYS 131

“I’m always willing to help work through whatever problems arise in your courses. But definitely be prepared to let me refresh myself on the content with your notes.”

Brennan Fortel, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Biology
Minor: Forensic Science, Psychology
Student Status: Senior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • BIOL 104, 107, 304
  • CHEM 130, 329, 331, 335
  • MATH 156
  • PHYS 185
  • PSYC 166, 266

Cait Alcorn, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Nursing (ABSN)
Minors: Biology and Psychology
Student Status: Senior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 3
Course Specialties:

  • BIOL 100, 104, 107, 204, 214,215,353
  • HLTH 200,255, 270, 290
  • PHRE 188
  • NU 250, 311,210
  • STAT 190
  • SOAN 190
  • ENG 206
  • PSYC 166,266,377,321

“As a new tutor, I am still getting acclimated with the tutoring center and all that it has to offer. My goal throughout my newfound role though, is to not only help students with individual problems or homework assignments, but to encourage and help employ new learning strategies that cannot only benefit the students seeking tutoring, but can help me grow as a student as well.”

Carter Cameron, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Economics
Minors: Computer Science
Student Status: Senior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 4
Course Specialties:

  • ECON 200, 201, 205, 306

“The fall 2022 semester is my first semester at the tutoring center. My main areas of interest are economics and computer science. I look forward to working with my fellow students to help them further their understanding on a wide range of topics. Tutoring is an excellent way to learn and advance new skills outside the classroom. I look forward to seeing you there.”

Emma Lewis, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • Learning Skills
  • PSYC 166,266, 321, 429
  • SPAN 101,102,201,202, 330
  • Theatre

“I wanted to become an academic peer tutor so that I could help students succeed, and I look forward to meeting you!”

Gage Hawkins, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Psychology and Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Student Status: Junior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • BIOL 104,107
  • CHEM 130

Jillian Pry, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Accounting and Business Administration
Minor: Spanish
Student Status: Junior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 1
Course Specialties:

  • ACCT 220, 221, 302
  • BSAD 153, 234, 325
  • ECON 200
  • MATH 192
  • SPAN 101, 102
  • STAT 190

John Dames, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Business Administration with a Marketing concentration
Minor: Psychology
Student Status: Senior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 6
Course Specialties:

  • ACCT 220
  • BSAD 153, 234, 325, 353,349,365
  • MATH 156
  • PHRE 187
  • PSYC 166

I’ve constantly been rewarded by this job with all of the great people I’ve gotten to meet, including both tutees and fellow tutors. It’s been fun helping others with courses I had struggles with myself, and I’ve gotten better at seeing problems from a new perspective. The tutoring center is an incredibly useful resource that I highly recommend utilizing, and it is much better to get help now than to struggle with classes.”

Lanz Robert Dungo, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Computer Science
Minor: Japanese
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • CS 180, 181, 260
  • JAPN 101
  • MATH 156, 186

My Nguyen, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Computer Science
Minor: Statistics
Student Status: Junior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 1
Course Specialties:

    • MATH 156, 157, 186, 198
    • STAT 190, 290, 220, 330, 345

Navin Bhattarai, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Physics
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 1
Course Specialties:

    • MATH 156, 157, 186, 198, 263, 264
    • PHYS 185, 186, 190

Prabeen Giri, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Computer Science
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor:
Course Specialties:

  • MATH 198, MATH 263
  • CS 180, 181, 260

Rocío Fuertes, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Education
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 330, 340

Severin Hussey, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Statistics
Minor: Computer Science
Student Status: Junior
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 1
Course Specialties:

  • CS 170, 180
  • MATH 156, 157, 186, 198, 263
  • STAT 190, 220, 250

Sydney Haase, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Communication Disorders
Minor: Spanish for the Professions
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • SPAN 101,102,201,202,330,340, 367
  • CMDS 261

“I decided to be a tutor this year because I have always loved learning and sharing Spanish, helping other students, and am really looking forward to this semester as a tutor!”

Tyler Bryan, Academic Peer Tutor

Major: Computer Science
Minor: Spanish for the Professions
Student Status: Sophomore
Semesters as an Academic Peer Tutor: 2
Course Specialties:

  • GERM 130, 131, 230, 231
  • CS 180, 181, 191
  • MATH 156, 186