With more than eight years of experience editing a wide range of writing projects, I have worked on nonfiction and fiction books, doctoral dissertations&nbsp;and&nbsp;master&rsquo;s theses in both sciences and humanities, hundreds of academic papers, college and graduate school admission essays, cover letters, r&eacute;sum&eacute;s, and scholarly articles. My passion grows with each of these projects to help writers achieve clarity, effectiveness, and elegance in the written word.&nbsp;<br /><br />I am able to perform any level of editing, from light copyediting to developmental editing. I am also familiar with commonly used style manuals: Chicago, APA, AMA, MLA, and Turabian.<br /><br />I&nbsp;hold a B.A. in Philosophy (minor in Astronomy) from the University of Maryland. In addition to being a member of the&nbsp;<a href="http://the-efa.org/">Editorial Freelancers Association</a>, I am&nbsp;also in the process of completing the Professional Certificate in Editing through University of California, Berkeley Extension.