Jed Applerouth is the founder and CEO of Applerouth Tutoring Services, a national educational company with offices in Atlanta, New York, DC, Los Angeles, Chicago and other major metropolitan areas across the country. He is also the president of STAR Foundation. A Nationally Certified Counselor with a PhD in Educational Psychology, Jed has researched student cognition, memory, motivation, and learning strategies to enhance the pedagogy of his team of educators. Jed has lectured extensively across the country at educational conferences and high schools on topics ranging from test preparation, test anxiety, student motivation, procrastination, self-regulated learning strategies and college admissions. Outside of work, Jed is an avid landscape painter and photographer. Connect with Jed on Facebook.