Oriana McBride

Trine University - Jannen School of Arts and Sciences
B.S. Trine University
260-665-4448 | email

While attending Trine University as a student, I found a place in both the sciences and the humanities, ultimately majoring in Biology and minoring in English. With family scattered around the area, it felt natural to choose Trine, and the accessible faculty made the university feel just as much like home.

Though I am currently a physics lab instructor, my passions for data collection and for tutoring have always been evident; I worked in the Writing Center during much of my time as a student, helping others express their complex data with clear words and effective visualizations. Shortly after graduation, I spent about a year in pharmaceutical research, both collecting and ensuring the quality of our data.

Now, I strive to balance the technical aspects of data collection with a deeper understanding of the concepts behind the measurements, for the proficient, for the struggling, and for everyone in between. Ultimately, I believe that careful observation should allow students the space and time to work through their own misunderstandings, even if they need a little guidance: the best experimentation ends with a facepalm and a, "Oh, that makes way more sense!"