About
Hi, I'm Imogen
Founder of SciHelp Tutoring. Ten years of post-school education in science and science communication, seven of them spent teaching. Here is the long version.
Why this practice teaches the way it does
I love learning and, as a result, I have never spent long away from a classroom. During my time as a student, I noticed something simple—an idea that has driven me to create this community. The subjects I found hardest were not the difficult ones. They were the ones where I felt I had lost touch with the people teaching me.
Rigid delivery works for some students and quietly loses the rest. That includes me, at several points. So every session here starts with a question about how the student learns best, and the plan gets built from that answer rather than from a template. It is the one rule I hold every tutor to.
The result is a fairly relaxed lesson with serious content underneath it. You are welcome to get things wrong out loud. That is usually where the useful part starts.
Everyone is welcome, and this is an openly LGBTQIA+ friendly space.
Qualifications
Education
- PhD in Developmental Neurobiology, partialThe University of Queensland. Full study scholarship and stipend.
- Graduate Diploma of Data ScienceRMIT University
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, First Class HonoursThe University of Queensland
- Certificates III & IV in Fitness and Personal TrainingThe Australian Institute of Fitness
Experience
Teaching
- 2019–2026 · Private tutoringDoing what I love.
- 2020–2023 · Practical tutor, UQ School of Biomedical SciencesCoached over 200 students in first-year biology.
- 2019–2022 · Education access through the NDISHelped students navigate tertiary education.
- 2019 · Online ESL teacherLeading international provider in China.
- 2018 · ESL and science teacherVietnamese specialist schools preparing scholarship students for study in Australia.
What that adds up to
A tutor who has taught in a lot of very different rooms
University tutorials, one-to-one sessions at kitchen tables, NDIS-supported learning, and classrooms in Vietnam. Whatever is getting in your way, there is a fair chance I have seen a version of it before.
- Inclusive and adaptable
- LGBTQIA+ friendly
- Experienced with accessibility needs
- Endlessly patient