Overview
I am an experienced copyeditor an proofreader with over ten years of experience working on a variety of projects, from small jobs such as marketing postcards and signage to full journal issues and scholarly texts. I have worked privately with scholars from a variety of fields, including arts education, art history, music, English, African American studies, engineering, and linguistics. I provide not only copyediting and proofreading, but also indexing. I hold an advanced degree and am comfortable with all forms of academic writing, including non-native English speakers. See the list below for some of the book and journal projects I have worked on.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- PhD Historical Musicology, The Ohio State University (2019)
- MA Historical Musicology, The Ohio State University (2008)
- BA Music, The Ohio State University (2003)
- BA Spanish, The Ohio State University (2003)
Work experience
Self-employed
Copyeditor/proofreader for the academic journals Historical Performance; African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review; Africa Today; Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health; Jazz Education in Research and Practice; Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society; and Black Diaspora Review. I have also copyedited various projects (books, articles, professional writing) for faculty, students, and presses both in the US and abroad. In addition, I am the managing editor of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health. I am skilled in APA, Chicago Manual of Style (including author/date), and MLA. See the list below for a sample of the books I have copyedited, proofread, or indexed.
The Ohio State University
• Edit and copyedit all accepted articles and book reviews for both journals, including their adherence to MLA and APA styles of citation, respectively
• Proof all initial layouts and blue-line proofs and serve as intermediary between the compositors and authors/editors
• Serve as point of contact with the public for both journals
o Respond to questions and queries from potential authors
o Facilitate communication between editors and authors
o Create and post calls for papers for special issues
o Reach out to new potential evaluators, contributors, and book reviewers as necessary
• Create and maintain production schedules for both journals
o Ensure essays and book reviews move through the production pipeline from submission to evaluation to publishing or rejection
o Keep open lines of communication with editors, evaluators, and authors about status of submissions
• Manage Facebook/web presence for both journals
Wexner Center for the Arts
Edited and wrote copy for a variety of audiences
• Served as production coordinator for all printed and electronic materials
o Created and maintained production schedules
o Knowledge of production procedures and processes
o Oversaw all publications from concept stage to finished product
o Procured images and texts from other departments/artists for all publications
o Entered new jobs into publication job database
• Facilitated communication between graphic designers and outside print vendors as well as internal departments
Wexner Center for the Arts
Edited and wrote copy for a variety of audiences
Created and maintained production schedules
Knowledge of production procedures and processes
Worked on publications from concept stage to finished product
Procured images and texts from other departments/artists for all publications
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