I am an independent scholar, part-time teacher, and writer.&nbsp; I have published numerous articles in both academic and non-academic journals and magazines, as well as one academic book (Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Irish Song) which I had to copyedit and proofread myself, converting the text from American to British style for my London publisher, Pickering and Chatto.&nbsp; <br /><br />I have taught both academic writing (at the University of Notre Dame) and composition (at Drury University), and worked part-time for several years as an essay tutor for Smarthinking, Inc.&nbsp; This last included commenting on not only composition and creative non-fiction essays but also on thesis and dissertation proposals, along with undergraduate academic writing. I have also peer reviewed several articles for academic journals and have helped colleagues improve their articles for publication, as well as covering occasional writing classes for them.<br /><br />I am currently assisting a colleague in grading papers for a second-semester writing class. <br /><br />