I have over 25 years' experience writing, editing — and having success with — academic texts. I am adept at improving readability, flow, syntax, and word choice, at spotting mistakes large and small, and at ensuring that a text meets the highest standards of written English. During my own academic career, I published articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, and was awarded competitive research grants from the MacArthur Foundation, the Social Science Research Council and the Ford Foundation. My expert English-language academic editing will help improve the succes rate of your articles submitted for publication, research proposals, grant and consulting applications, conference presentations, Ph.D. dissertations, student essays, and university application dossiers. Because I have an academic background, I am able to understand your intended meaning, as well as what your audience expects. I am fluent in Spanish, have extensive experience editing ESL texts, and currently help professors and students in over 20 countries achieve their academic and publishing goals. Through my work with governments, I am also skilled at professional and technical editing. Academic fields: Social Sciences, Economics, Law, Humanities, Education, Business, Public Administration, Arts, and Architecture.  

10% Discount with WordsToLiveBy - use CouponCode WordsToLiveBy upon checkout. Grab your readers' attention and hold it. Lead them through a well-crafted, clear, compelling, error-free document from beginning to end. I have authored, co-authored and edited works of all types, styles and lengths in a diverse range of genres and subject areas. Most pieces for which I have provided editing services have been accepted for publication by prestigious outlets; however, I will always give the same careful attention to detail and thoughtful, fast feedback to all work I am entrusted with, no matter the intended purpose. 

I'm an editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 8 years of experience (predominantly developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for news and academic outlets). I have extensive familiarity editing high-stakes medical content and am comfortable with all of the life sciences and environmental subjects. I am practiced in AP, MLA, AMA, and CMS and have also followed multiple in-house style guides. My educational background is in journalism, English, biology, and library and information science. In my free time, I manage the library at a local history museum, provide volunteer editing services for an online encyclopedia, and perform curatorial tasks at the California Academy of Sciences. Thank you for trusting me with your work. Together, we will troubleshoot and perfect your content, ensuring that the end product fits both your vision and your readers’ expectations.

10% discount with WordCaptain - use Coupon Code WordCaptain upon checkout. I have roughly one year of freelance editing experience under my belt. In addition to being an editor, I am also a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. I am a firm believer in the importance of ideas and am committed to helping my clients produce first-rate work. I have edited a variety of document types, including theses, dissertations, academic articles, and term papers. I have special expertise in the crafting of personal statements.   Many of my clients have been non-native English speakers, and I am comfortable helping ESL writers. I recently wrote a textbook about academic writing for ESL students.