Dr. stonegarden

Dr. stonegarden has over a decade of experience teaching and advising thousands of students of varied backgrounds as an instructor at UCLA. He has provided one-on-one advice on research and writing samples for those aspiring to top-tier PhD programs. As a matter of his expertise working as a Legislative Analyst at LexisNexis and his training as a Political Scientist, Dr. stonegarden has also helped place hundreds of students at top law schools, including Stanford and Georgetown.

Dr. stonegarden also serves as an Academic Mentor, helping high school students around the globe prepare for the Ivy League application process. He contributes one-on-one brainstorming, writing research strategies, and editing feedback for essay competitions, including the John Locke Institute Essay, the New York Times Writing Contest, the Harvard Crimson Global Essay, the Harvard International Economics Essay, and the Marshall Economics Essay. He also guides students in Independent Summer Research Projects to develop article-length work of publishable quality. More generally, Dr. stonegarden provides in-depth insights on topics including Politics, Government, Philosophy, Economics, Communications Psychology, Statistics, Programing Methods, and Law.

On top of guiding students through the academic process, Dr. stonegarden also has a wealth of experience in the private sector. During his own doctoral work and thereafter, Dr. stonegarden has served as a programmer, statistician, data scientist, and general adviser helping startups get off the ground and get acquired. His knowledge of current technological trends and statistical methods serves to further aid his mentees in the practical realities of developing research designs and theoretical rigor for not only those who are seeking entry into grad school, but also those who are near its end in the dissertating phase of their academic journey.

Beyond the particulars of his background and various areas of expertise, it is probably most important to understand this: Dr. stonegarden legitimately loves teaching. From the lecture hall to the more personal interactions he has with students in office hours to the time he has spent working with students around the globe online, Dr. stonegarden finds teaching to be an extremely humanizing experience. It is a reward in and of itself, and he would love to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be, in your own learning process. In his years of helping students become the best version of themselves that they can be, Dr. stonegarden has discovered that we all have superpowers. One of his is that he can translate complex concepts into humanspeak. With this and his wealth of practical experience both inside and outside of academia, Dr. stonegarden can help you discover your own gifts in your journey with Another Degree.Check back soon to learn more about