Tag: developmental editing
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James J. Berg
jamesjberg.com James J. Berg has a Ph.D. in English literature and specializes in editing humanities and social sciences. His career in higher ed was focused on faculty development, and now he is a freelance editor working with book and dissertation writers. He also gives workshops on academic writing and the academic workplace. He would be…
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Karen Dewart McEwen
kdmediting.com Karen has a PhD in information studies. She works almost entirely in the social sciences and humanities, so her advice is probably most useful to prospective editors thinking about working in those areas. She also provides writing support and coaching, and would be happy to chat with grad students and current academics interested in…
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Cath Ennis
wordomics.com Cath has a PhD in genetics. Cath previously worked in-house in academic and biotech settings, but is now freelance. She’s most interested in chatting with anyone from a STEM background who’s interested in editing or writing careers. Cath’s Resources:
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Letitia Henville
shortishard.com; writingwellishard.com; antihustle.ca Letitia has a PhD in poetry. She works with individual academics and universities, and edits journal articles, research grant applications, and promotion and tenure dossiers. She is especially interested in chatting with prospective freelancers, and she loves to chat about business practices, marketing, and aligning your work with your personal and political…
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Rachel Hynson
rachelhynson.com Rachel has a PhD in Latin American History. She is both a coach and editor for academics. One of their business’s core messages is: finding belonging. As reflected by the name of the business, et al., they help more people find a seat at the table. And she seeks to reframe an outsider perspective as…
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Rachel Kravetz
rachelkravetzediting.com Rachel has a PhD in English literature. After teaching literature and academic writing in full-time positions for six years, she now works with scholars in the humanities and social sciences as a developmental and line editor. She would be glad to speak with any prospective editors, especially about how teaching skills translate.
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Sheryl J. Lieb
sherylliebacademiceditor.com Sheryl has a PhD in Educational Studies and Cultural Studies. She is a freelance academic editor, writing consultant, and dissertation coach who provides comprehensive editing services—developmental, line editing, and copy editing—for proposals, dissertations, journal articles, and book chapters for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. She is especially interested in chatting with folks…
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Tara McDonald
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmcdona/ Tara has a PhD in English literature. She oversees the pre-award team at a research hospital where she supports scientists with grant development and strategic funding initiatives. She is happy to chat with anyone who is interested in research administration.
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Annie Moore
themagicword.ca Annie has a PhD in Comparative Literature. She specialized in contemporary poetry in English with an emphasis in critical and lyric theory. She is most interested in chatting with folks who are starting out as freelancers, academic editors, people interested in work-life balance, and those juggling other jobs or roles while freelancing.
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Ronnie Morris
linkedin.com/in/ronnie-morris-62851998 Ronnie has a PhD in history. He currently works in-house at Brock University, specializing in editing funding applications in the social sciences and humanities. He has taken an extremely tortuous route to get where he is, and he is interested in chatting with others who may be negotiating a similarly circuitous path between editing…
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Kate Vacek
yourphdcompass.com Kate has a PhD in English Composition & TESOL. She coaches doctoral students and faculty, primarily in social science disciplines. She would love to chat with people interested in coaching academic writers. Kate’s Resources:
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Holly Vestad
hollyvestad.com Holly has an MA in English literature with a specialization in print culture. She left her PhD program before completing it to pursue a career in editing. She is especially interested in speaking with individuals considering how to transfer their academic experience, skills, and networks into the realm of editing and publishing.
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Katherine Wiley
goldenrodeditorial.com Katherine Wiley has a PhD in anthropology. Katherine held a lot of jobs (waitress, reporter, nonprofit program manager, conference coordinator) before getting her PhD. She then had a faculty position teaching anthropology, gender studies, global studies, and writing. After receiving tenure, she decided to leave teaching to become an academic editor. She primarily works…