APA 7 Editing · Publication Coaching
Editing and coaching for psychology, business, and social science scholars.
Compassionate, PhD-level support that honors your voice — and gets your dissertation, article, or book ready to publish. From a Routledge author and certified motivational interviewing writing coach.
15+ years · APA 7 specialist · Motivational Interviewing certified · Trusted by scholars at CIU, Sofia University, Routledge, and beyond.
Dissertation students — Move from a rough draft to a clean, defense-ready APA 7 manuscript.
→ Dissertation Editing
Journal authors — Get your article submission-ready for psychology, business, and social science journals, matched to your target journal's style and reviewers.
→Article Editing
Book authors — Shape your manuscript or proposal for academic publishers across psychology, business, and the social sciences.
→ Book Services
Rigorous editing, delivered with care.
Deep disciplinary expertise. I work across psychology, business, and the social sciences — with particular depth in psychology, counseling, and grief and transpersonal scholarship — so I know your literature, your journals, and your reviewers.
Compassion as method. Certified in Motivational Interviewing, I support you as a whole writer — meeting ambivalence and self-doubt with encouragement, not pressure.
A scholar who publishes. I'm a Routledge author and a special-issue editor at the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies — I edit from inside the publishing process, not outside it.
Real outcomes. Approved books, greenlit proposals, defended dissertations, and accepted articles — work that reaches its readers.
How I can help
DISSERTATION EDITING
APA 7 copyediting and formatting that gets your dissertation clean, consistent, and review-ready. Start with a free sample edit. → Learn more.
BOOK & PROPOSAL EDITING
Developmental and copyediting for books and book proposals — plus indexing and publishing guidance.
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JOURNAL ARTICLE EDITING
Line editing, formatting, and proofreading tuned to your target journal's style. → Learn more.
WRITING & DISSERTATION COACHING
Compassionate, MI-informed coaching to break through blocks and move your project forward. → Learn more
Every project starts with a free sample edit and a clear, written quote — no surprises, no obligation.
New — Coaching Program
From Dissertation to Publication
Your dissertation doesn't have to sit on a shelf. My Dissertation-to-Publication coaching helps you turn it into published articles — or a book — with structure, accountability, and expert guidance every step of the way. The first cohort opens in fall 2026.
“What truly sets Jennifer apart is her compassion and humanity.” — Dissertation Student
“Your professionalism and diligence, with care and compassion, is transcendent in typical Sofia style.” — Dr. Qing (Pamela) Wu, Sofia University dissertation client
“Just to catch you up, after the great work you did, the book got approved and is in the copyediting phase right now.” — Developmental Editing / Book Client
“Our community has benefited so much from your talented mentoring, writing, and editing.” — Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Department.
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Insights for academic writers
The reference list is the last thing you build and the first thing a reviewer scrutinizes — and it's where small, repeated mistakes pile up. After 15 years editing dissertations, I run the same audit on every one. Here are the seven APA 7 reference list errors it catches most, and how to fix each before your draft bounces back.