Cathy Anderson, RN, a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Florida, and over 16 years’ experience as a professional editor, including 11 years as the editor for the American Board of Pathology. Cathy was also the editor for a consulting firm, where she edited proposals and articles for publication in business journals. She was the copyeditor for the Journal of Career Assessment, an APA journal, for 3 years. Book-length editing projects include The Responsible Conduct of Research, a textbook by Dore Beach, Ph.D.; an accreditation document for the music department at Kennesaw State University; and a personal memoir. Cathy has also done technical and instructional writing, including a three-level training manual for a computer software application. Cathy is proficient in the use of APA and AMA style guidelines and is adept at merging these styles into requirements of particular institutions or journals.

Cathy’s review of your document will point out:

• any inconsistencies or errors in terminology, word choice, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• any inconsistencies in the content of your work.
• the use of jargon that, while understood by experts in the field, may not be easily understood by a more general readership.

Cathy has been selected to write four essays for the upcoming Salem Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine: CANCER, a four-volume medical encyclopedia. Cathy is also an award-winning author of short fiction who has just completed her first novel and second children’s picture book.

"Cathy Anderson’s editing abilities are of the highest order. Our working relationship was most cordial, and this was true of her relationship with the rest of the ABP staff. I would recommend her to anyone who needs the services of a skilled and experienced medical editor." Dwight K. Oxley, M.D., Wichita KS

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Brandy Foster is an APA style guru and an expert proofreader, copy editor, and grant writer who has over seven year's professional freelance experience perfecting documents and exceeding clients' expectations. Her teaching experience in writing centers and college classrooms qualifies her to work with writers with varying abilities, including developmental writers, non-native speakers/writers of English, and students requiring special accommodations. Brandy has edited numerous theses and dissertations from the proposal stage to the final draft, and has helped doctoral students publish their dissertations as books. She is skilled in providing clear feedback, diagnosing and correcting issues of clarity, style, and organization, and ensuring correct citation and document formatting. She can improve any academic writing project, including theses, dissertations, articles, proposals, presentations, and scholarly books; she can also enhance résumés or award nominations to get her clients the recognition they deserve.

She is an expert grant writer and has written grants totaling nearly $50 million. She excels in APA or MLA style formatting, and has editing expertise in the following fields: Engineering, Physical Sciences, Educational Leadership, History, Political Science, Psychology and Social Sciences, Philosophy, and English Literature and Composition. Her clients love to work with her because she not only improves their writing, she also helps them to become better writers.

"Her knowledge about APA format was superb. In addition she formatted the table of contents so that it updated with each heading and page number which, made it much easier for me She was very friendly and complimentary." Michelle Plecha

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Carol Levine, has B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan and more than 25 years of experience as a writer, editor, English instructor, writing coach, and APA format expert. As the Writing Specialist for the University of Phoenix for 17 years, she worked extensively with students in the Master of Counseling, Master of Education, and MBA programs. Carol also developed and conducted numerous workshops on the use of APA format for University of Phoenix students and faculty members (e.g., The ABCs of APA; APA Formatting: From Soup to Nuts; APA: Changes in the Fifth Edition Manual) and earned the unofficial title of "APA Queen."

Carol is not only an APA format expert. She is also a meticulous proofreader who takes pride in spotting errors that are overlooked by spell check programs, as well as a skilled editor with a vocabulary that enables her to complete the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. She is highly efficient, never misses a deadline, and is comfortable doing either paper or electronic editing.

"Carol was exceptionally diligent in her work. She was in constant contact with me over the time she was working on my paper and finished the work several days ahead of schedule. She paid great attention to detail, catching a couple redundancies I had missed, as well as some inconsistencies, which were beyond the scope of the APA compliance I was looking for." Doctoral candidate at Nova Southeastern University. Contact information on request

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Herbert M. Levine, holds a Ph.D. in public law and government from Columbia University. He taught political science for twenty years at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He taught courses in American government, international relations, arms control, U.S. foreign policy, and introduction to politics.

His publications include thirty-five books and more than seventy-five articles. His books consist of college texts, a university press book, trade books, and young-adult books. The subject matter of these books includes American government, state and local government, world politics, arms control, state and local government, public administration, civil liberties, terrorism, gun control, illegal drugs, immigration, and other topics. His articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines, journals, and reference books (including an encyclopedia). From 1999-2001 he served as a consultant for a book project on counterterrorism and helped evaluate and edit the work of authors of chapters that appeared in the book.

He has edited numerous doctoral dissertations. Dr. Levine is an expert in APA format and Chicago writing styles.

"Dr. Levine was excellent – provided me with feedback very quickly, and was very helpful.  Should have used this service 6 months ago – saved an enormous amount of stress as I was seriously considering shelving my thesis!!  I also really appreciate the fact that he is there to support if anything should come back after the review -- realizing this is not likely to happen but it is nice to know you have an advocate." Lynda Wilson-Hare

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Suzanne Manness, Ph.D., is an English professor who teaches APA, MLA, Chicago/ Turabian, Harvard, AMA, and AAA documentation styles in her research writing classes. She has edited many college textbooks and professional articles and has extensive experience in editing, proofreading, and formatting theses and dissertations. She specializes in proofreading and formatting articles for APA journals. She is known for a special ability to help international / ESL students, her attention to detail, and her quick turnaround time.

"Robert Greene just emailed me. My dissertation has been  accepted.You did an excellent job editing my dissertation. Your knowledge of APA 5th edition, Nova Southeastern University dissertation guidelines, and your commitment to quick turnaround are just a few of your many  talents. Thank you for all of your help and assistance. I will be eternally grateful." Donna Gottardi

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Ron Marmarelli is a published biographer and historian, a former newspaper journalist, and a university professor who has been working as a freelance editor for more than three years. He is skilled in the use of MLA format, Chicago/Turabian, and APA style and has edited numerous dissertations and theses, journal articles, and various other works of nonfiction. He has taught university courses in writing and editing for more than 20 years, has written more than 20 biographical articles for major reference works, and has written articles, essays, and book reviews for anthologies and journals. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and has done doctoral work in American studies.

“For someone who learned English as his third language, writing an autobiography in English was quite a challenge. . . . I could not have done it without you Ron.” Steve Saintus, Shalom Mortgage

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Holly Monteith, a professional copy editor, holds a M.A. in linguistics from Rice University and a B.A. with honors in nonfiction writing from the Johns Hopkins University. She has worked as a copy editor within the scientific/technical/medical peer-reviewed journal industry for over 5 years and has extensive experience copyediting scientific and social science texts ranging from articles to theses to book manuscripts. Ms. Monteith's copyediting expertise extends beyond the word level to encompass figure, table, and mathematical and chemical equation editing. Ms. Monteith specializes in the APA and Chicago editorial styles.

"Holly is a consummate professional. My project involved the editing and formatting of a submission for an academic journal. It was completed almost 3 weeks ahead of my original schedule! Great editing skills, and a thorough knowledge of style requirements. It's refreshing to find someone who does quality work like this. Thanks, Holly!"
—P. Moroney, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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Louise O'Donald is a full-time freelance editor and has more than 25 years of experience working with technical and business publications: journals, magazines, manuals, theses, dissertations, policies and procedures, press releases, proposals, reports, and white papers. She has specialized documentation experience in the computer and engineering field, and has worked for a number of computer peripherals and systems manufacturers and for a military defense contractor.

Louise has in-depth experience with copyediting, developmental editing, substantive editing, and proofreading. She has expertise in adjusting the level of edit according to client needs, working closely with authors to retain voice and technical accuracy. Louise possesses particular skill in querying authors and subject matter experts from many countries on widely varied technical subjects, and in applying US English idiom. Her specialties are APA and Chicago Manual of Style.

"Having worked on a number of other collaborative publishing ventures I found your comments to be the most pointed and ultimately helpful in editing my own article as well as in working with the authors of the other articles in the double issue. That in itself is a very unique skill but combined with the ability to address details in such a variety of works on topics I suspect you may have little direct knowledge or experience of is all the more impressive." — R. Graham, Head, Library Systems, Johns Hopkins University, MD

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James N. Powell, with MA degrees in both English Literature and Religious Studies, is a former Professor of English Literature. He has been editing, coaching, and tutoring writers and students for over 33 years. He was inhouse APA proofreader of doctoral dissertations at the Fielding University. He excels at working with international / ESL students. Specializing in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles, he has proofread hundreds of doctoral dissertations and papers. He is an internationally published writer, with books issued by major houses: Prentice Hall, William Morrow, and Hosei University Press (Japan).

“Mr. Powell has been an exceptional help with my editing/proof-reading and APA style errors. I am going to use his editing for each chapter of my dissertation this year. Quick response time and personable! Very pleased!” Terri Lechnyr, Psychiatric Social Worker/Ph.D Candidate, Capella University

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Nancy Rosenbaum's experience includes writing and editing materials (functional specs, users guides, administrators guides, release notes, data sheets, quick reference guides, training material, help text, test plans with use cases) for commercial software and hardware companies, as well as the internal IT departments of pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and consulting companies. Nancy hs also written and edited multi-volume permit applications, operating guides, hazard communications standards, and emergency response procedures for environmental engineering and remediation companies. Nancy ensures each document is targeted to its audience, maximizing the document's impact and usability.

• Business and technical: policies and procedures, business correspondence, grants and proposals, executive summaries, bios and resumes, case studies, brochures, direct mail copy

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Denise Schmutte has a Ph.D. in Psychology and has worked as a university professor, helping students with theses and other research projects. She has written for print and online publications geared to a variety of different audiences, with a special interest in science and medicine. She has experience editing and proofreading academic work and can handle both APA format and Chicago/Turabian styles.

Denise provides assistance with research, writing, statistical consultation, and editing services to take degree candidates from proposal to final form for master's or doctoral-level projects. She particularly enjoys working with students who have gotten "stuck" in the dissertation or thesis process, helping them to find new energy and clarify their thinking in order to move forward. Students in this situation often feel demoralized and hopeless, and a bit of unbiased feedback and encouragement can go a long way towards getting them "unstuck" and back on track. Denise's work is fast and efficient, with a rapid turnaround time, and students appreciate her humor and supportive attitude.

"The editing that Denise did on my thesis was excellent. Her understanding of the APA guidelines was a huge help to me. Initially I was worried about the cost and reluctant to engage in the word count costing model. In the end it cost me less than another editor who was not as familiar with the guidelines. I will use Denise and the network for all future work." Sandy Smith, Bastyr University

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Melissa Simpson is a writing instructor at Hendrix College and in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Distance Learning program who specializes in teaching academic writing and business and technical communication. She is skilled in MLA, APA, and Chicago manuals of style, and for several years she worked as a technical writer for DataPath Inc., a company that produces administrative software for cafeteria plans. Her work included writing, editing and testing educational/tutorial manuals and users' manuals. She has edited many other documents, including resumes, application letters, fiction and non-fiction books, textbooks, bibliographies, theses, and dissertations. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Texas Woman's University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in English (summa cum laude) from Hendrix College. She is also a published author whose biography of author Flannery O'Connor was published in 2005.

“Melissa Simpson was a fantastic support. She was incredibly efficient and reliable. Without her editing services, I would have been lost. Melissa is simply the best I have ever worked with. I’d love to contact her again.” Werner Bonadurer, PhD student, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

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A. J. Sobczak is an editor, proofreader, and writer (business writing, business methods, business history, communication, literary analysis) with more than 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. He works directly with authors of academic articles and books as well as working for publishers. As an in-house editor for Salem Press (6 years) and freelance editor for Sage Publications (since 1993), along with work for University of California Press, ABC-CLIO, Rowman & Littlefield, and other clients, he has edited dozens of books and journals in various topics in the social and hard sciences, including economics, research methods, mathematics, political science, psychology, business and management, supply chain theory, and history.

He is an expert in APA and Chicago styles and is many publishers' freelance editor of choice for books with heavy math content. His writing on business and economics has appeared in several reference volumes, and he is the editor of and a contributor to Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce, containing approximately 500 articles on critical events in 20th-century business history.

"A.J. was fast and efficient. His price was competitive and his level of editing was just what I needed for my comp exam. I would work with him in the future.” Margaret Clausen, doctoral student, California Institute of Integral Studies

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Donald Wells has more than 18 years experience as an editor and writer. He has edited for and written with accountants, agriculture researchers, economists, educational researchers, educational psychologists, engineers, historians, lawyers, Master's students, nurse researchers, nutritionists, PhD candidates, philosophers, political scientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, soil scientists, UN experts, university professors, and veterinarians. He has edited more than 200 published journal articles, some of which have won awards, many dissertations and theses, annotated bibliographies, reference books, textbooks, and academic, engineering, government, and scientific reports.

He is an expert in APA style, Chicago Manual of Style, and MLA format and is familiar with AMA. He has extensive experience with ESL writers. Don is dedicated to maintaining the individual voice of the writer, and he follows two rules of style: A document must be clear and concise. He has found that these two rules of style produce documents that are elegant and professional.

"Very prompt in his work and professional in tone. The assistance with APA formatting saved me hours of effort that will allow me to get to the defense of this dissertation at least 3 weeks sooner than if I had done it on my own. The gist of the document remained mine to complete, but Don’s assistance made for a clearer, more concise document." Contact information on request

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Feedback (sample):

"I had a very unfortunate contract end with another editing service that did not perform nor consider my timelines for my dissertation proposal. I received an immediate phone call from the network coordinator. She provided me with a consultant referral. Within hours, I received a response ... [my editor] went above and beyond in her services. Her guidance and expertise was exact and accurate. She was professional in her communication style, but demonstrated her sensitivity and compassion towards my circumstances. Her contract was easy to understand and specific to the tasks.  I am forever grateful to the network; their ethics and standards extend beyond industry standards." Cheryl Moore, PhD Candidate, Capella University

"A.J. did a fantastic job. Not only did he find the APA errors, he actually read what I was saying. He returned my work quickly, and provided as much feedback and interaction as I needed. I would also add that I could have found a cheaper price elsewhere, but experience with on-line editing has taught me that getting the cheapest editing isn't worth the money." G. Mahoney (contact info on request)

"Just a note to let you know that my dissertation was approved today, so again thank you for your help and I will definitely tell my friends about your excellent services. You are a true professional." Miriam Golbert, Nova University

"The editing that Denise did on my thesis was excellent. Her understanding of the APA guidelines was a huge help to me. Initially I was worried about the cost and reluctant to engage in the word count costing model. In the end it cost me less than another editor who was not as familiar with the guidelines. I will use Denise and the network for all future work." Sandy Smith, Bastyr University

"Overall this is a very nice service. The work was done to more than my satisfaction, and the services went over and above what I expected. The consultant saved me about a week to 10 days worth of work considering my very busy schedule." Dave Wickman ERAU / UTC employee

"Being a full-time teacher and student, my life is extremely stressful. Perfecting work for my Ph.D. program is time-consuming and quite intensive. Suzanne helped to alleviate much of my stress and allowed me to finally get some much needed rest! She was very patient and helpful during the review process of my paper. Her review of my paper was first-rate and her response time was quick. She was also prompt in all emails sent to her concerning any questions that I had. My dissertation proposal is on its way for the IRB approval. I must thank Suzanne for her hard work, dedication and expertise with APA writing." Dawn Adams, internship coordinator, Wheeler High School

Disclaimers

1. Your agreement, whether oral or written, is with your thesis or dissertation editor/consultant, not with the network as a whole or its coordinator.

2. It is the client's responsibility to review all work completed to ensure accuracy and adherence to specifications.

3. We do not write or sell dissertations, theses, term papers, or essays. We will, however, polish your draft. The final product will be yours — legitimately.