TAP Team Resource Guide

Students who need assistance understanding course content or developing study skills can use the tutoring services available at the LSC-Montgomery campus location. STAR Center (Student Tutoring And Research) offers a wide range of academic support services. The information below will assist you in accessing both in-person and online tutoring services. 

Online Tutoring

Lone Star College System, in partnership with Brainfuse/TutorMatch, offers all enrolled students unlimited pre-scheduled online tutoring services for math, sciences, accounting, computer technology, and writing. Students will need to use their LSC email credentials to access these services. 

For more information about how to access online tutoring, or make an appointment with your assigned tutor, visit Online Tutoring or visit the Appointment page.

In-Person Tutoring

In addition to online services, Students Tutoring And Research (STAR) Center offers a wide range of in-person tutoring, academic coaching, and study spaces, including computer stations and printing. Home to the campus library and tutoring services, the STAR Center provides study spaces and resources throughout the campus.

These spaces include Math Homework Lab (F-234), The Write Place & Language Lab (G-103), HUB (F-102 & F-112), and Biology Homework Lab (B-113).

In-person tutoring is available by appointment (some subjects), and walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis. Our tutors are dedicated professionals who create a supportive environment to assist you in mastering course content and achieving success in the classroom. 

To make an appointment with your assigned tutor, visit the Appointment page. For more information on the STAR Center, visit STAR Center Visit Us.

Academic coaching provides support and assistance in improving your academic skills and performance. Coaches can help you mitigate and overcome perceived barriers, identify areas of strength and weakness, devise a personalized plan of action for you, and more. Here are just some of the topics in which a coach can work with you in order for you to become more effective, and more successful in your academic goals going forward: 

Live Sessions

Live, interactive one-on-one sessions with an academic coach are available by appointment online or in person. During the session, you'll work with an academic coach to identify barriers to success and develop a plan for overcoming those barriers. For more information on how to make either an in-person or an online coaching session appointment, please visit, the Appointment page.

Pre-Recorded Sessions

The Student Academic Success Skills (or S.A.S.S.) video series are pre-recorded video versions of the live academic skills workshops we offer. Not only do these videos allow you to learn the content at your own pace, but they also offer most of the same handouts (pdf format which you can print out and keep with you) and activity opportunities from our in-person workshops so you can still practice the skills that you are learning.

Each topic is broken down into short easy-to-watch videos that guide you through the entire workshop presentation at your leisure. For more information on how to access the pre-recorded videos, please visit Academic Skills Video Series.

The STAR Center offers a selection of student-focused workshops hosted by faculty, tutors, and staff. Our workshops are divided into two groups: course content-based workshops that provide an in-depth review of core academic concepts and academic skills workshops that explore various skills that are key to academic success in college. For more information, visit Workshops & Events.

Students can contact LSC-Montgomery librarians for research and citation help. Librarians can help students:

• Identify keywords related to your topic
• Locate, access, and use the research databases
• Find academic resources for your topic
• Evaluate resources for validity
• Format in-text citations and works cited

Librarians are available to assist students by email, text, phone, live chat, video chat, or in-person. You can even make an appointment to meet at a specific date and time. For more information, visit Library Services.

Anderson Vaca  | Math Professor | 936.273.7095|Anderson.Vaca@lonestar.edu

Francis O'Brien  | Math Professor | |francis.j.o'brien@lonestar.edu

Jessica Magee  | Math Professor | 936.271.617 |Jessica.Magee@lonestar.edu

Derrell Dunn  | Math Professor | 936.273.7072 |derrell.dunn@lonestar.edu

Erica Clark  | Math Professor | 936.273.7269 | Erica.Clark@lonestar.edu

Marion Horn  | Math Professor | 936.273.7072 | marion.k.horn@lonestar.edu

Kirk Cochran  | English Professor | 36.271.6373| kirk.cochran@lonestar.edu

Brittany Henry  | English Professor |936.273.7276 | Brittany.Henry@lonestar.edu

Chrisoula Gonzales  | English Professor |936.271.6156 | Chrisoula.Gonzales@lonestar.edu

Haley Stoner  | English Professor |936.271.6214 | Haley.K.Stoner@lonestar.edu

Melissa Dennis  | English Professor |936.273.7326 | melissa.h.dennis@lonestar.edu

Lauren Cash  | EDUC Professor |936.271.6338 | Lauren.M.Cashs@lonestar.edu

Sidonia Golden  | EDUC Professor |936.271.6041 | Sidonia.Golden@lonestar.edu

alayna siemonsma  | EDUC Professor | alayna.siemonsma@lonestar.eduu

Joe Thornell  | EDUC Professor  | Joe.Thornell@lonestar.edu

Neil Phillips  | EDUC Professor |936.273.7246 | neil.phillips@lonestar.edu

Deavanca Simon  | EDUC Professor | 936.271.6338 | eavanca.simon@lonestar.edu

Natalie Foreman  | EDUC Professor | 936.273.7281 | natalie.a.foreman@lonestar.edu

Joseph Ferguson  | EDUC Professor |936.271.6232 | joseph.m.ferguson@lonestar.edu