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Colleges and universities devote considerable resources to complying with accreditation demands. Faced with submitting self-studies, reaffirmation reports, substantive change requests, and other mandatory reports, institutions are rightfully concerned with getting their submissions right. To be found in noncompliance further encumbers time and resources as well as jeopardizing accreditation status. Having worked on both sides of this process, both in leading institutions in producing and submitting accreditation reports and in serving as a peer reviewer for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), I can help in these ways:

• Consult with administrators and accreditation team leaders at any stage of the preparation of reports;

• Review accreditation reports to assess whether they address requirements for the accreditation submission.

• Review and advise concern documentary evidence cited in accreditation reports.

• Copyedit reports to address mechanics and style of writing.

I have edited nearly 500 dissertations, for students at 30+ universities, in a dozen or so countries, mostly in education and nursing but also in psychology, theology, business, and political science. Consistent with those disciplines, I am familiar with APA, Turabian, and CMOS. Most doctoral programs have their own guidelines as well, with additional specifications, and I make sure I have those in hand so the dissertation or thesis will conform to that program’s expectations.

I have been privileged to edit articles for publication by scholars in the United States and several other countries, mostly in psychology but in other disciplines as well. Some of these articles have been accompanied by reviewers’ feedback, others have been edited before submission. I consult journal guidelines and follow whatever instructions the authors give me. Especially when working with writers for whom English is not their first language¾but by no means limited to them¾I communicate to clarify any meanings that do no seem clear to me and go through additional revisions of select passages as needed.