Email: wessamawadalla@berkeley.edu
Office: 178 Chavez Student Center
Learning Specialist
Provides comprehensive academic support, such as time management, effective study skills, developmental writing, strategic reading, and assessment preparation. They also manage a caseload of Graduate Tutors, which also provide similar academic support to their own caseload of students, and possibly additional support for the Learning Specialists' cohort.
Background
Sam received her M.A. in Education through the Stanford Teacher Education Program (2016). Prior to that, she received her B.A. in World Literature and Cultural Studies and minored in Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz (2015). She worked as a high school English teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District for 9 years and has a passion for examining how storytelling is at the center of social development. Outside of her work as a Learning Specialist, Sam teaches swimming and enjoys reading, music, and spending time with her family.