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Donald Wells
Donald Wells has more than 25 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.
His professional background includes positions as Project Coordinator for Weigl Educational Publishers; Editor for the University of the South Pacific; Managing Editor for International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Qual Institute Press; Editor/Writer for the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta; Editor for Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal; Editorial Consultant/Writer for Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development; and Editor/Research Coordinator for the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
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.
Don’s clients have attended the following schools: Argosy University, Brooks Institute of Photography, California State University, Capella University, City University (London), Columbia University, Georgetown University, Nova Southeastern University, Rutgers University,Saint Mary’s College of California, University of Alberta, University of Florida, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, UNLV, University of Nottingham, University of Phoenix, University of Texas, University of Waikato, Walden University, and Western International University.
"I was comfortable with the editing suggestions he made. I had very few committee comments or revisions in the manuscript." (Contact information on request)
"Mr. Wells' assistance was well appreciated. Thank you for everything. I would request his assistance and service to anyone." Kim Washington, Graduate Student
"I was a little leery about putting my entire academic life in the hands of someone that I didn’t even know. Don eased my fears right away with a quick response to my initial email, a sample mock edit so that I could see what I was paying for, and the opportunity to receive an initial as well as a final edit for one price. So when it comes to academic writing, I will certainly contract with Don again. He saved me countless hours of editing so that I could focus on what was truly important—writing!” Annise Mabry, Capella University
“My first chapter looks better than before!!!” Wayne Davidson, Doctoral Candidate, University of Phoenix
"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)
"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)
"I found Don Wells to be wonderful to work with and worth every penny! I would recommend him highly to other students in need of an APA editor." Erin Lenocker
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