Larissa R.

About Larissa R.

Subjects

Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, Math, Mid-Level Math, Pre-Calculus, Statistics

Education

Bachelors in Cognitive Science from Wellesley College

Masters in Psychology, General from SUNY at Binghamton

PHD in Psychology, General from SUNY at Binghamton

Career Experience

I started teaching statistics while I was earning my doctorate in psycholinguistics (which is a really fun way to say "how people understand language"). After I finished graduate school, I taught statistics, research methods, and psychology courses at the college level for several years. Recently, I moved with my family to a new state, so right now I'm focusing on tutoring and taking classes to learn new techniques for data analysis.

I Love Tutoring Because

working one-on-one with students can be a great experience and rewarding in a way that being in front of a hundred students in a lecture hall just isn't. Having someone go from "I am confused and frustrated" to "Finally, I get this!" in a session is so much more fun than being the teacher and really only getting to see students learn if they come by office hours needing help. Because of the subjects I tutor, sometimes students come in with really unusual questions -- going through typical sessions covering things like quadratic equations, t-tests, or the Pythagorean theorem is certainly fun, but once in a while a student will have a logic question or a number-theory topic that may not exactly fit with algebra or geometry or statistics, but is awesome to work through. I remember one student who was stuck on turning numbers from base 10 to base 7 -- it was something that I'd never been asked for help with before, and I was so fascinated by the question and the procedure for doing that conversion that after my shift ended, I played with it some more even though I would probably never need it again (and I haven't... yet :) )

Reviews    (4,404)

Dena

Math - Geometry

Jan 16, 2019

my tutor was very helpful

Sara

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jan 15, 2019

very good

Alexis

Math - Statistics

Jan 13, 2019

Perfect as always :) Thank you guys again!

Maryann

Math - Algebra II

Jan 11, 2019

Very kind, knowledgeable, and helpful!

Irma

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 10, 2019

I learned a lot and she helped me a ton. Great tutor. Thank You DeVry for offering this service to students.

Sam

Math - Algebra II

Jan 9, 2019

thanks for the help!

William

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 9, 2019

Solid help, 1st guy helped out a lot when he passed the problem to a math person.

Alanna

Math - Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Jan 8, 2019

my tutor was kind,helpful,and supportive. she helped me understand.

Karen

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 8, 2019

Great tutor

Hindola

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jan 6, 2019

very good at explaining my mistakes and making sure i understood everything before moving on to the next question.

Hindola

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jan 5, 2019

very helpful. good at answering questions and making you think about the problem you are solving.

Gina

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jan 3, 2019

Larissa is great.

omar

Math - Statistics

Dec 15, 2018

:)

Daniel

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Dec 15, 2018

This tutor system has been a great help for me!!!!

omar

Math - Statistics

Dec 15, 2018

I enjoyed the quick responses Its what I'm looking for

Nikki

Math - Statistics

Dec 14, 2018

James

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Dec 14, 2018

statistics is the pits and larissa is extremely kind and patient

Sara

Math - Statistics

Dec 7, 2018

Larissa was extremely helpful!!

Marsha

Math - Algebra II

Dec 6, 2018

Larissa answered questions with precision.

Christopher

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Dec 4, 2018

again...great!

Aalyah

Math - Algebra

Dec 3, 2018

The tutors are Amazing and patient

Ashley

Math - Statistics

Dec 2, 2018

great!

Emily

Math - Algebra II

Dec 2, 2018

Very helpful! Loved my tutor in this session!

Kevon

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 30, 2018

great

Marija

Math - Pre-Calculus

Nov 29, 2018

Really good tutoring program, thank you for all the help!

Chollaka

Math - Geometry

Nov 27, 2018

She took her time to explain all of the question i asked and what i got confused on. She was very patient and waited for me to understand before moving on. She was a lot of help

Stephanie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 26, 2018

Super helpful!!!

ZoeGabrielle

Math - Algebra

Nov 16, 2018

I would like to know how to add minutes to my account

Sophia

Math - Statistics

Nov 16, 2018

Larissa is wonderful! Thank you! One recommendation is to have a timer, 30 min left, 15 min left, etc.

Richard

Math - Algebra II

Nov 14, 2018

Larissa is AWESOME!

Darrell

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 14, 2018

Marissa was excellent

Joy

Math - Algebra II

Nov 13, 2018

Excellent Tutor

Leilani

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Nov 12, 2018

She was nice and was very helpful.

Emily

Math - Pre-Calculus

Nov 12, 2018

SOOO MOTIVATING!

Hailee

Math - Algebra II

Nov 10, 2018

It helps that I do online bc going to school in person doesn't work with my schd so the fact that I can watch the videos and read the material sometimes gets confusing so when I can get actual help on how to perform the steps it makes it a lot easier and helps make more sense for me

Leonard

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 10, 2018

Awesome addition to the class and assignments

SheriMarshall

Math - Algebra II

Nov 10, 2018

Helped me understand what I was doing wrong

Daniel

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Nov 9, 2018

Awesome tutor!

Malik

Math - Pre-Calculus

Nov 9, 2018

Very helpful

Billy

Math - Geometry

Nov 4, 2018

The tutor was amazing! :)

Modline

Math - Statistics

Nov 4, 2018

The session was perfect and I have a better understanding now.

Bryan

Social Science - Research Methods

Nov 2, 2018

This experience was awesome. I learned and gained everything I needed to complete my assignment.

Joseph

Math - Algebra II

Nov 2, 2018

Very Helpful! She explained the concept of Reverse Foil and gave many helpful tips and tricks.

Macie

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Nov 2, 2018

she is so nice she is the BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Bennie

Math - Algebra II

Oct 31, 2018

Very helpful

Amy

Math - Statistics

Oct 30, 2018

A little slow at responding almost as if to drain the minutes but I feel so much better at how to answer the questions

Kenneth

Math - Statistics

Oct 30, 2018

sdS

Joseph

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 29, 2018

it was great

Patrick

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 29, 2018

She knew subject matter and helped extremely fast!

Suzanne

Math - Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Oct 26, 2018

bad connection

Tulein

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Oct 24, 2018

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Juan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 23, 2018

really good

Jocelyn

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 23, 2018

i'm not good at math , so i'm gonna need more explanations for dividing and multiplying .

Gerardo

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 23, 2018

this amazing

Dawn

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 21, 2018

This is my second time using tutoring on demand and I love it!

Chiedza

Math - Statistics

Oct 20, 2018

Great step by step explanation.

Josh

Math - Statistics

Oct 18, 2018

She was great, was about to thank her but my session ended. She took the time with me when I know i was a bit confused. It should have been quick but she was patient with me and made sure i knew i understood, really appreciated.

CHUCK

Math - Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Oct 16, 2018

This is a great perk to have available

Shanice

Math - Algebra II

Oct 16, 2018

It would help out if the tutors would write on the boards

SHELLY

Math - Statistics

Oct 16, 2018

Larissa was helpful! thanks

Danice

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 15, 2018

My tutor in Statistics Larissa was very helpful in helping me to complete my homework assignments. This is a really great service.

Ethan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 14, 2018

She helped me with my question.

Antonio

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 13, 2018

very knowledgeable tutors, that steer you in the right path to work for the solution

Sherrell

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 12, 2018

i've chatted online with 2 different tutors and they were both very nice, knowledgable and patient

Grace

Math - Algebra II

Oct 12, 2018

The tutor patiently explained basic concepts. That really helped me understand what the question was actually asking.

Devin

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 12, 2018

She only helped me with 1 problem.

Marilyn

Math - Algebra

Oct 8, 2018

thk you so much, this is one of the ones that will be on test. thk you.

CAROLINE

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Oct 8, 2018

Very Good

Reese

Math - Algebra

Oct 8, 2018

good teacher

Kelvin

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 8, 2018

larissa knows all her stuff. and sees questions clearly

Arianna

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 6, 2018

If it's possible to give a better approximation about how long we have to wait to be connected to a tutor, that would be good. It said 1 minute, but I waited about 10. Had I known it would be a little wait I wouldve worked through more of my homework, but I didn't want to keep the tutor waiting if I hadn't realized we were connected.

Harjit

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 5, 2018

she was nice

Sharekul

Math - Geometry

Oct 5, 2018

this tutor was the best she helped me every inch of the way we need more tutors like her

Lauren

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 5, 2018

Amazing, as always.

Lauren

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 5, 2018

I really wish Larissa R. was available every single time I had a question. She's so nice, friendly, and helps me understand what I'm doing wrong!! THANK YOU LARISSA!!!! XO

Jolene

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 4, 2018

Larissa was great, she explained steps and meanings of everything.

Katherine

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Oct 3, 2018

Larissa was so nice and patient with me, she broke things down for me which really helped.

Anthony

Math - Algebra II

Sep 30, 2018

IT TAKES TOO LONG TO FINISH ONE PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE 12 TO DO FOR MY HOMEWORK. TONIGHT IT TOOK ONE HOUR TO DO 2 PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES I JUST NEED TO SEE THE STEPS WHEN i have an idea of how to do the problem. Thanks for helping me!

Katherine

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 30, 2018

She was great, I just lost connections

Kali

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 26, 2018

My tutor was amazing!!

Devin

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 26, 2018

She was helpful and a nice tutor.

Jasmine

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 26, 2018

Larissa was awesome!

Kelvin

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 25, 2018

larissa is an subject matter expert, made me feel a lot more comfortable with the strategical errors i did not know before she perfected my deviations

Steven

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 24, 2018

Larissa did a terrific job; she's an excellent tutor and helped me to understand some concepts I was struggling with. Great work!!!

Lahogany

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 24, 2018

My Experience was great, i really got a better understanding of my questions!

Lauren

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 24, 2018

Larissa was very patient and helpful in understanding the questions. She explained them in a way that made sense and gave me confidence to work them out myself. She's a gem! Please keep her! :)

Lori

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 21, 2018

Larissa was my tutor, she was patient but very engaging, not allowing you to expect her to answer but for you to use your mind and deductive skills to understand. I am so blessed that I had her. She helped me understand in a way that I never would have without her. I am so thankful for this service. It made a huge difference in my grade

TravisGuy

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 19, 2018

Great Stuff!

Melissa

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 11, 2018

She was amazing and i added her to my favorites... She has a great attitude and does not get frustrated... Also makes sure to come to the table all prepared..

Jenny

Math - Statistics

Sep 11, 2018

very good explanation

Devin

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Sep 10, 2018

This tutor helped me with half of the assignment and went over the questions each time.

Stacie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 29, 2018

The tutor I had was amazing and patient. I would love to make sure she knows how much a of difference she has made on my day!

Gabriela

Social Science - Research Methods

Aug 20, 2018

Great input!

Cesar

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 17, 2018

very patient, and knowledgeable.She was able to explain step by step how to solve and understand what was being asked.

Oliver

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 10, 2018

i would be failing if not for this tutoring

Kyle

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 9, 2018

Larissa was wonderful! Very helpful, thorough, and speedy - all of which I really appreciated. I will definitely be using this service again!

Charmaine

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Aug 2, 2018

Larissa is awesome, very patient

Amanda

Math - Algebra II

Aug 1, 2018

Karisa was very patient and helped me fully understand what I was doing.

Pamela

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 22, 2018

Larissa R. was very helpful and patient.

Heather

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 21, 2018

Very nice and patient. Explained each step clearly.

Lisa

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 19, 2018

very detailed and thorough in explaining information when I have a question

Angie

Math - Geometry

Jul 14, 2018

Tutor gave good understanding and explanations. Very helpful!

Maidei

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 13, 2018

Tutor was prompt in responding. Thank you!

Lisa

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jul 13, 2018

Excellent!!

Karen

Math - Algebra

Jul 6, 2018

My tutor was GREAT!

Shelby

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jun 20, 2018

This was great, now that I know how to access and that I need to have specific questions. My tutor was friendly and professional, would definitely work with her again. My only concern is possibly running out of tutoring time for this class (which is very challenging).

Jon

Math - Pre-Calculus

Jun 12, 2018

great at explaining my mistakes so i can clearly understand what to fix. great service.

DOMENIQUE

Math - Statistics

Jun 8, 2018

fantastic teacher. Willing to help me with problems she is not familiar with.

Nicole

Math - Algebra II

Jun 2, 2018

This tutor is very helpful helps you every step of the way and she explains if you are confused

Jamie

Math - Statistics

Jun 1, 2018

She is great! Very helpful!

Kwijona

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 26, 2018

Larissa is great!

GaryBernardo

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 18, 2018

She's solid

Zachary

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 10, 2018

She was great! Thanks Larissa!

Robert

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 10, 2018

Great help

Jessica

Math - Algebra II

May 9, 2018

This really saves me when I forget how to do problems since I'm doing it with someone.

Nicole

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 8, 2018

Larissa R. is the BEST tutor. She takes her time to explain the problem and is very patient.

Danika

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 7, 2018

She was wonderful!

Anastasya

Math - Intermediate Statistics

May 4, 2018

Great tutor! Really helped me through everything and made sure I understood it.

Michael

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

May 3, 2018

First tutor didn't know what I was asking about. second tutor seemed to understand but there are still things that seem to contradict between wht the tutor suggested and what I think my instructor wanted us to know.

Jason

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 30, 2018

Larissa was awesome!

Mae

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 30, 2018

the tutors are great

Boniery

Social Science - Research Methods

Apr 21, 2018

I was completely lost. Great guidance by the tutor.

Juliana

Math - Algebra II

Apr 19, 2018

Larissa was awesome!

Debra

Social Science - Introduction to Psychology

Apr 17, 2018

enjoyed it learned a lot of the things i didn't remember thank you

Elena

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 15, 2018

She was really patient with me because I really didnt get some stuff

JOSEPH

Math - Statistics

Apr 14, 2018

great

Kim

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 14, 2018

This tutor was excellent. Step y step instruction helps to understand the concepts.

Raven

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Apr 11, 2018

that was a good tutor

Sophie

Math - Algebra

Apr 8, 2018

My tutor was super nice and she helped me a lot! :)

JOSEPH

Math - Statistics

Apr 8, 2018

great

Sueronna

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Apr 5, 2018

very helpful and encouraging

Wilbur

Math - Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Apr 2, 2018

it was really helpful. I understand how to do it now! :D

Jermie

Math - Pre-Calculus

Mar 27, 2018

extremely patient

sabine

Math - Statistics

Mar 26, 2018

they take to long. dont have time to take 30 minutes on 1 quewstion

Vincent

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 23, 2018

Larissa was an outstanding tutor

Thomas

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 22, 2018

Learning probability was made easier with the help of her

Virginia

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 21, 2018

Larissa R was great this early morming hours Great to have this type of help open 4 hours day . I never used their service before but will from here out while in stats. Greta customer Service!!!

IISHA

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 18, 2018

she really went out of her way and to make sure that i understood what i was doing

Rebecca

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 13, 2018

Larissa R is super patient and keeps explaining until I have a full understanding. A++++++

Jensen

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 11, 2018

She was great and really helped me understand my problem!

James

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Mar 2, 2018

Really helpful tool to assist with homework difficulties!

Twanda

Math - Algebra II

Feb 28, 2018

The tutor broke down the problem to me and help me to think about every step that i needed to take to solve the problem.

Jacquel

Math - Statistics

Feb 28, 2018

She's my favorite tutor for Psychology!!

Rebecca

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 25, 2018

Larissa R. worked with me for a long time and was amazing!

Jennifer

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 24, 2018

Thank you

Alexandria

Math - Algebra II

Feb 22, 2018

awesome!

Nikolas

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 20, 2018

she smart, she kind, she is important

Shawn

Math - Algebra II

Feb 14, 2018

I might of had some sort of billing issue. I thought I had 2 hours available but I guess not. I'll have to look into it but it felt like I was being kicked off after my 30 minutes trial but then unable to use the 2 hours. If I didn't successfully obtain the 2 hours then that is fine but if I did have the 2 hours but was still kicked out then I am highly dissatisfied with the service. I'm sure I made some mistake though...

Erin

Math - Statistics

Feb 12, 2018

She was an awesome tutor! 10/10 recommend!

Jade

Math - Algebra II

Feb 12, 2018

I really enjoy the tutoring service, all the tutors are super professional and nice. I feel that I learn much better with their help.

Olohitare

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Feb 10, 2018

The section was the best

Angelica

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 10, 2018

Larissa was the best!

IISHA

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 10, 2018

larissa was EXTREMELY helpful!!

Rachel

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 9, 2018

Straight to the point and very helpful!

Kristina

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Feb 7, 2018

Disapointing that I couldn't add a file. took a lot more time

Renate

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Feb 3, 2018

Great experience!

Vivian

Math - Statistics

Jan 31, 2018

Nice tutor!

Julie

Math - Intermediate Statistics

Jan 28, 2018

Very very good instructor

Helper

Math - Statistics

Jan 26, 2018

Great! very Professional and quick response!

Raygan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 24, 2018

she needs to spend more time with her students she acts like she doesnt have time

Raygan

Math - Mid-Level (Grades 7-8)

Jan 22, 2018

she was great this was a great program

BENNY

Math - Algebra

Jan 21, 2018

this will help me get my homework done faster and correct

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