Eric N. Chambers
Linguist.
Researcher.
Tutor.
All-Around Cool Guy.
Do you or your child want to improve:
study skills?
test-taking strategies?
paper-writing techniques?
time-organization and planning strategies?
I integrate executive functioning skill development with subject-specific tutoring to help college students of all ages succeed!
Learn how to develop executive functioning skills - time management, organization, anti-procrastination skills, and healthy study habits - to hold yourself accountable for your own success.
Learn how to keep up with assignments and improve grades through subject-specific tutoring, providing motivation to get consistent results and find academic momentum.
Learn how to find your voice without using AI, and see the course material through the prism of your unique identites.
Who am I, anyway?
I have a Ph.D. in linguistics from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, and I have spent the last ten years as a professor, teacher, and tutor for thousands of students throughout the Hudson Valley.I have helped students in linguistics, history, early childhood development, womens’ studies, queer studies, language learning, and numerous other subjects.I have seen firsthand how college students think and process information, and have helped develop individualized strategies for students to best succeed both in and out of the classroom.
What can I offer to you?
individualized tutoring in a wide variety of subject areas: language learning, history, sociology, and other liberal-arts subjects
tools to develop executive functioning skills: organization, essay writing, making plans and translating them into action, healthy study habits, test preparation and skills for reducing anxiety
college admissions preparation: writing outstanding application essays, interview techniques
college preparation: what professors expect, how to interact with professors, reading syllabi and planning successfully for the semester
graduate school accountability: keeping up with coursework, helping plan independent study projects, strategies for conquering anxiety and nerves when presenting
What can I offer to you?
Individual 60-minute sessions: $150 - to work on coursework, subject-specific tutoring, and development of executive functioning skills, including weekly ‘check-ins’ to ensure accountability and preparedness for the future (semester and half-semester packages are also available at reduced rates)
Three-hour college “boot camp” session: $350: a college preparedness ‘boot camp’ session that discusses what to expect in your first semester of college, tips and tricks to maximize success, and the opportunity to ask questions and get honest answers from a professor who’s been there, done that!