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Freelance Proofreaders and Tutors

Please note that the people on this list offer their proofreading services independently and not in affiliation with The OSU Writing Center. Prices will need to be negotiated individually, and some members of this list offer individual tutoring services. Please give these people as much notice as possible for proofreading projects.

Name E-mail Comments and specialties
John Acker acker.jt@gmail.com Have edited a large range of texts and contexts, including volunteer peer editing for literature and composition, paper workshops as a teaching assistant (including English 110 here at OSU), and printed works for the American Checker Federation, among other things.
Barbara Ashwood-Gegas bashwood@gmail.com First and Second Year Writing Instructor, experienced in general editing
Sheila Bock smbock99@yahoo.com Second year Ph.D. student in the OSU English Department. Has taught college-level writing classes; experienced at proofreading course papers, theses, dissertations, and statements of purpose for graduate school applications.
Sally Bulford bulford.5@osu.edu Published poet with over 20 years experience teaching college writing and literature and a sometimes-concurrent amount doing freelance and salaried editing and proofreading...life-long word lover.
Kimberly Byce kbyce@hotmail.com Four years professional experience proofreading, copyediting and writing.
Rachel Clark clark.750@osu.edu Ph.D. student in English, experienced composition and literature instructor at OSU and a Writing Center tutor. Extensive proofreading experience.
Jessica Clements clements.73@osu.edu Three years as writing tutor. M.A. student in Rhet./Comp., teaching Eng. 110 '06-'07, minored in Spanish.  Successful experience with graduate school application materials.
Kathryn Comer comer.64@osu.edu Ph.D. candidate in English. Background: Humanities; 5 years writing center work; 3 years business writing/editing
Sharon Estes estes.43@osu.edu Extensive editing and proofreading experience. Composition and literature instructor at OSU and over five years as a Writing Center tutor and administrator. Ph.D. Candidate in English.
Ann Fronckowiak phronckowiak@hotmail.com Doctoral graduate and former Presidential and University Fellow of OSU will proofread and edit anything. Flexible schedule with quick turn around time. I can help you out of a last minute time crunch or seemingly impossible deadline. Will thoroughly edit graduate theses, dissertations, and documents, undergraduate term papers, statements of intent for graduate school applications, and applications for grants and fellowships. Winner of the Most Distinguished Dissertation of the Year award in my field and published author.
Mugay Galin, PhD galin.1@osu.edu Editing experience in all fields; 10+ yrs professional editor of academic writing; 20+ yrs college-level teaching; published author; dissertation & thesis coach; journal articles; grant proposals; job letters; resumes.
Christos Gegas christosgegas@gmail.com Experienced in general editing
Gina Gemmel gemmel.6@osu.edu Copy editor for the student newspaper and literary magazine for two years. Created and edited a corporate internal magazine geared toward employees. Specialties: the humanities (especially literature) and business writing.
Amanda Gerber gerber.127@osu.edu Specialist in medieval literature, with knowledge of Latin and French, and other literary periods. Edited a thesis for a communication major. Willing to edit anything outside of my area of expertise.
Eugenia Gonzalez gonzalez-posse.1@osu.edu  
Anne Langendorfer langendorfer.2@osu.edu Experience proofreading in many areas, including women's studies, literature, communication, business, and journalism
Donna Louise dtcmax@earthlink.net 17 years of professional technical writing and editing experience. ESL and 10 years of experience teaching traditional and on-line college English and technical writing. In-person and on-line tutoring and two years freelance editing through the Ohio State Writing Center, helping students in English, the sciences, history, engineering, economics, sociology, education, nursing and many other areas.
Marian Lupo lupo.5@osu.edu Areas of expertise include ESL; technical, scientific, business and legal proofreading and editing; dissertation, thesis, grant proposal proofreading and editing.
Susan Mantey mantey.1@osu.edu 15 years experience writing, editing and proofing, as journalist and PR professional. Specialties include life sciences, technology, healthcare, and business.
Nancy McDonald-Kenworthy mcdonald-knwrthy.1@osu.edu Broad background and 20 years' experience as technical writer, editor, and desktop publisher. Proven results. Portfolio available on request.
Kelly McGuinness kelmcguinness@yahoo.com Experienced proofreader/editor in the fields of Psychology, English, Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Art History. Experienced working with non-native English speakers.
Kyle Minor minor.73@osu.edu Creative Writing (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction), Contemporary American Literature, Business and Professional Writing, Journalism, Biblical Studies, The Bible as Literature, Communication, Public Relations, Broadcasting, and Technical Writing. Not Psychology or the Sciences.
Sharon C. Mitchell violetta1485@yahoo.com Ph.D. in English. Over 10 years as professional proofreader and copy editor, both academic and mainstream, including medical, legal, fashion, and science. Tutoring in both literature and composition.
Deneese Owen deneeseowen@yahoo.com MA in English and experiene in many areas including literature, the arts, sciences (including the medical field), and humanities. Helped to edit the English 110 textbook, Rhetorical Visions, and its instructor’s manual.
Tera Pettella pettella.2@osu.edu Professional experience proofreading in the sciences and humanities. Experience with graduate and undergraduate level work, including dissertations, theses, term papers.
Rachel Reischling zaidedarcy@aol.com Can proofread anything, help with editing and grammatical issues.
Natalie Shapero shapero.2@osu.edu Third-year graduate student in English. Specialties: literature, history, and the social sciences.
Christopher Smith smith.5402@osu.edu English as a Second Spoken/Written Language
Erika Strandjord strandjord.1@osu.edu 3 years experience as a writing tutor. More experience editing for content than proofreading for grammatical errors.
Alexis Stern stern.66@osu.edu English Literature Papers, Scientific Papers, Grants, Experience with Dissertations
Shannon Thomas thomas.1380@osu.edu Professional experience proofreading in the sciences and humanities. Edited graduate and undergraduate level work, including dissertations, theses, term papers. Fast turn-around time.
Letitia Trent letitia.trent@gmail.com MFA student. Has taken classes in literary publishing and editing, worked as an online essay tutor for a year, and spent the last three years teaching Rhetoric and Composition courses at OSU. Can edit or proofread a wide variety of materials, from academic articles to creative work.
James Weaver weaver.304@osu.edu 3 years experience proofreading and editing scholarly articles for publication as well as working on several book-length projects; 2 years experience as a freelance editor for the OSU Press, editing articles and book reviews for the Journal of Higher Education; multiple years experience teaching first- and second-year composition courses in the OSU English Dept.
Michele Wilbert wilbert.5@osu.edu BA in English, working toward an MA in English.
Ayana Wilson wilson.1033@osu.edu MFA from Ohio State with specialty in Poetry and Nonfiction. Experience editing manuscripts as well as papers and projects. Works mainly in MLA, but can work with APA if necessary.
Phil Wyatt wyattp@gmail.com MFA Student @ OSU. Extensive editing experience in the journalism arena, and am currently teaching composition @ OSU.