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Rowen Thomas (They/Them) is an educator who has worked with 8-12 graders, college and university students, graduate students, adults, and professional learners for over a decade. Their approach to education is grounded in a critical constructivist pedagogy, in which they co-construct and co-create learning environments with their students and center their students’ needs. They utilize a strengths based approach in which students with historically underrepresented or marginalized identities can be uplifted and empowered to define and achieve their aspirations.​

As a queer, transgender, disabled Malayalee person of color from Texas born to immigrant parents, Rowen strives to be a visible role model for students with marginalized identities to pursue their passions with the support and space to learn which they deserve. Rowen focuses on understanding the personal and educational contexts that have lead students to tutoring and mentoring so that they can work together to co-create a uniquely responsive environment for students to be ready for growth through challenge and support. Their mentoring and tutoring approach centralizes the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and holistic student development tailored to the needs of each individual student. 

Research & Graduate Counseling Mentor Qualification:
  • Received numerous competitive grants and awards for their research and national conference proposals 
  • Professional Curriculum Design/Development & Facilitation Experience in multiple university settings (public, private, midsize, small
  • MA in College Student Development with focuses in Counseling Skills for Diverse Populations, LGBTQ studies, and Title IX Policy & Administration
  • Current PhD Student (coursework completed, dissertation ongoing) in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership, Applied Statistics and Research Methods
Tutoring & Teaching Qualifications:
  • 9 years of tutoring experience (raised GPA's and deepened understanding, writing, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills for over 300 students 6th grade through adult (collegiate, graduate, private, and professional)
  • Humanities, Writing, & Social Sciences specialist in collegiate and professional standardized testing (SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, GMAT, LSAT, and more) 
  • Holistic Graduate Studies Application Specialist via interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner approach​
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