In this episode, we interview Nisha Abraham who is a Senior Supplemental Instruction Coordinator at the Sanger Learning Center. We talk about all the amazing academic resources available to students via Sanger and get some advice on asking for and getting help with studying smarter not harder.

Nisha coordinates the Supplemental Instruction program. She received her B.S. in cell and molecular biology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and her M.S. in biology from Texas A&M University in 2012. During her time at Texas A&M, she was a teaching assistant for several undergraduate biology classes, worked for the Center for Teaching Excellence, and conducted research on improving student motivation and performance in science education. Additionally, Nisha has over five years of combined industry and science research experience, has worked recently as a senior bioscience associate at UT’s Austin Technology Incubator, and has served as an adjunct faculty member in biology for South University.