Dr. Lauren Wolf is a Professor of Mathematics at Hostos Community College, CUNY who got her PhD at the University of Albany. She has over 17 years of teaching and tutoring experience in all levels of math in all settings from private colleges, community colleges, including 12 years at the University of Albany and seven years teaching in prison. She values compassionate teaching that will help students not only do well in mathematics, and build self-esteem, but fall in love with the subject of math. She is a recipient of the SUNY excellence in teaching award.