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Teaching cover letter and personal statement

Copy editing and proofreading of a personal statement and cover letter for a professorship.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Copy editing and proofreading of a personal statement and cover letter for a professorship.


Approximate length of content edited

3,000 - 5,000 words.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • Various editing and proofreading of letters and content related to professorships, philosophies of teaching, awards applications, research, grants awarded, and ability to relate to students.

  • Providing advice on what to keep and what to delete in personal statements.



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Creole art, history, and culture online magazine articles

Copy editing and proofreading of magazine articles on Creole art, history, and culture.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Copy editing and proofreading of online magazine articles on Creole art, history, and culture.


Approximate length of content edited

10,000 words or more.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • Proofreading of articles about Creoles around the world.

  • Editing for a more cohesive, journalistic feel to very personal articles.



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History of performance art dissertation

Copy editing and proofreading of a doctoral thesis on the history of performance dance.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Copy editing and proofreading of a doctoral thesis on the history of performance and dance.


Approximate length of content edited

10,000 words or more.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • Worked with this client for two years on multiple versions of their doctoral thesis.

  • Proofread and edited on the history of an unusual form of performance art.

  • Collaborated to produce high-quality academic writing based on extensive research and unique presentation.



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Hospitality and brand identity doctorate

Copy editing and proofreading of a doctorate on visual identity strategies and the impact on employees.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Copy editing and proofreading of a doctorate on visual identity strategies and the impact on employees. The PhD focused on the overseas hospitality industry.


Approximate length of content edited

10,000 words or more.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • Support for a writer with English as a Second Language.

  • Copy edited and proofread to the university’s strict doctorate presentation guidance.

  • Provided advice to enhance the academic language.

  • Formatted to a specialized style guide.





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Philosophical mechanism assignment

Copy editing and proofreading of an academic assignment on philosophical mechanisms.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Copy editing and proofreading of an academic assignment on philosophical mechanisms.


Approximate length of content edited

5,000 - 10,000 words.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • Included providing support to a writer who had English as a Second Language.



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Posthumanism dissertation

Copy editing and proofreading of a posthumanism dissertation including cultural and critical theory.

Information on various types of copy editing and proofreading projects.

Brief description

Extensive copy editing and proofreading of a posthumanism dissertation including cultural and critical theory. The dissertation explored many conditions of “posthumanist subjectivities.”


Approximate length of content edited

3,000 - 5,000 words.

Notes on copy editing and proofreading this content

  • The dissertation explored philosophy, biology, neuroscience, and psychology.

  • The work also investigated ontological, epistemological, socio-cultural, political, and material conditions in posthumanism.





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