Elaine Ryan

Guide students through one-on-one mentorship to ensure comprehension through practice problems and models Host study sessions to review exam material in depth and contribute to student success and understanding Assessed and diversified learning materials based on need for each student

Peer Tutor - Barnard College Physics Department - New York, New York

(2024-08 - 2026-05)

• Guide students through one-on-one mentorship to ensure comprehension through practice problems and models
• Host study sessions to review exam material in depth and contribute to student success and understanding
• Assessed and diversified learning materials based on need for each student

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Advisor: Emily Davis - New York University, Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP) - New York, New York

(2025-05 - 2026-05)

• Developed an analysis code in Python to provide the propagation of the beam through the optics used in the experiment
• Participate in weekly journal club and progress meetings, presenting on research updates and future techniques

Co-Founder, Secretary (Formerly: President) - National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), Campus Warriors Program - New York, New York

(2023-02 - 2026-05)

• Manage 7-person team to design a recovery-forward digital database for students to access eating disorder treatment
• Collaborate with college leadership to lead large events with 50+ attendees (Annual Day of Recovery)

Mathematics Ignite Fellow - Teach for America Ignite Fellowship - Remote, USA

(2024-08 - 2025-01)

• Simulate problem-solving for a group of 3 students to ensure comprehension and understanding
• Develop algebraic understanding by guiding students through problems in 30-minute lessons 4 days a week
• Assess diverse learning needs and design individualized problem sets for each student based on need
• Emphasized the importance of community through SEL activities to open and close each lesson

Core Teacher - The Aspire Program - Cleveland, Ohio

(2023-06 - 2024-08)

• Designed and implemented an environmental science and French curriculum for 35 middle school girls
• Collaborated on a 4-person teaching team to design cross-discipline math and science curricula across grade levels
• Created interactive labs based on course material to develop students' quantitative reasoning skills
• Mentored 3 junior teachers to implement 2 lesson plans per week for students to learn key leadership skills

Bachelor of Arts - French and Physics - Barnard College of Columbia University (2026-05)

TEFL Certification (120 Hour) - Teaching English as a Second Language - TEFL.org (2026-07)