Mackenzie Amara
USA: Brooklyn, NY +1 -
Europe: Zurich, Switzerland -
Experience
English Language & Composition Tutor: The Learning Center, Zurich, Switzerland
January 2020 – Present
The Learning Center is a college preparatory tutoring center located in Zurich, Switzerland. I currently tutor AP high school students in essay writing and composition.
Content Creator, Writer, Coach: TrueSelf, LLC, Remote
September 2018 – Present
I started this job as a contracted writer to work on a 70,000-word piece on the Enneagram system of personality. Specifically, I wrote about the relationship dynamics as taught by the Enneagram model. I was contracted to write another piece (and then another, and another), until they hired me as their go-to content creator. I’ve also begun working for them in a coaching capacity, as time allows.
Copywriter: Digital Moses, Remote
Jan 2019 – Present
I manage ad creation for anywhere between three and seven accounts. We market strictly on social media, which proves to be a rewarding and creative challenge. I also write articles (forthcoming) about digital marketing, media buying, the modern advertising business, and then some for our budding online publication.
Writing & Advanced Math Tutor, A+ Tutors, Bay Area, CA-
I tutored a half a dozen students through the- school year in individual, 1-2hour long sessions. Subjects included basic math, geometry, statistics, trigonometry, advanced algebra, English literature, & English composition. The course-work was a combination of assignments and a self-designed curriculum, depending on the students’ need and skill-level.
Writing Center Tutor, Teacher’s College, Columbia University-
Worked two shifts per week as a writing center tutor at Teacher’s College, aiding students in writing assignments, resume creation, proofreading/editing, and project design. Often times, I’d work with one student from the beginning of an assignment until the due date, helping them make outlines, organize their thoughts, and edit drafts.
Dissertation Editor, Freelance
2012 – Present
Freelance editor for dissertations and other lengthy academic papers. Tasks include all manner of academic research work including fact checking, data collection, editing & proofreading, sentence organization, and streamlining.
Risk & Resilience Curriculum Facilitator @ Bard High School Early College (BHSEC), New York, NY
Spring 2013
Facilitated a 10-week resilience curriculum to the freshman of BHSEC. Curriculum included evidence-based theories about emotional intelligence, cognitive-behavior techniques, organizational psychology, having difficult conversations, healthy sleep habits, optimal focus/study habits, among other concepts. Classes included group dialogue, discussion, lecture, reading responses, and active questions. This was part of a larger study done by NYU’s Child Study Center examining the effect of resilience education.
English Teacher for the Achuar people in the Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador
The Pachamama Alliance, September – December 2008
Developed and implemented an English program through The Pachamama Alliance for an Ecuadorian tribe, the Achuar, to empower them to fight against the government and protect their native lands
Education
Teacher’s College at Columbia University, New York, NY
M.A., Clinical Psychology, 2018
The Spirituality & Mind-Body Institute: research assistant in the Miller Lab studying Developmental Depression (supervisor: Yakov Barton, PhD Candidate)
Independent, interdisciplinary study of somatic psychology & transpersonal states
Internship: Research Assistant at St. Luke’s Mt. Sinai – “Predicting Emotional Regulation in Psychiatric Outpatients: Internal consistency and predictive validity of the Emotional Regulation Scale”. Principal Investigator: Dr. Igor Galynker, onsite PI: Dr. Paul Rosenfield
The New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Certification in Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, 5/17
Instructors: Dr. Andrew Tatarsky, founder: The Center for Optimal Living; Dr. Jennifer Talley, associate faculty at The New School for Social Research
Year long certification program for people in the helping professions designed to educate about Harm Reduction, both theory and application. Coursework is particularly centered on Dr. Tatarsky’s integrative model, which includes theory from psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and relational models of psychology.
New York University, New York, NY
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Adolescent Psychology & Spiritual Development, 8/13
Gallatin School of Individualized Study, major: Psychology & Spirituality (faculty advisor: Lee Robbins, PhD); College of Arts & Sciences, minor: Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Internships: Project Manager & Research Assistant, UZAZU: the Mind-Body Method (founder: Dylan Newcomb)
Independent Studies: Adolescent Rites of Passage (faculty advisor: Lee Robbins, PhD)
Hobbies and Skills
Microsoft Office, Qualtrix
Essayist & creative non-fiction writer; courses completed at Gotham Writers Workshop
Conversational in Spanish & Portuguese
Contributing member of Horizons Conference for Psychedelic Science, 2014 - Present
Participant and guest speaker at Poetry Science Talks in New York City, run by Neal Goldsmith, PhD
Enneagram expert, facilitator, & coach
5Rhythms® Teacher
