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Dana Gunn

Academic & Educational Copyeditor & Line Editor,
dj.edits

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I'm a former scientist, lifelong science educator, and dedicated editor. I take on editing projects that counter harm, offer insight, or effect thought or action—projects that shine a little light on the world and its matters.

Are you an academic looking to have your article, chapter, dissertation, or book spruced up and styled? A publishing professional searching for a trusted editor to lighten your load and ease the editorial process? Or an educational publisher in need of an editor who thinks pedagogically and has subject matter expertise?

I edit scholarly works, including dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, and books; author, edit, and review educational materials, often as a science subject matter expert or conscious language reader and remediator; edit books and short works for publishers and independent authors; and edit reports and white papers for nonprofits. 

I prioritize relationships with authors, organizations, editorial agencies, and publishers producing works in the areas of education, health, identity and culture, and environmental and social justice, but I've covered topics in a range of fields, including anthropology, technology, history, and the arts.

If your project deserves all-in attention and deliberate care, reach out. I honor your words while eliminating distracting elements, with the aim of protecting and enhancing both your voice and message. It's all you, just better.

So, what matters to you?

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Academic and Educational Copyeditor and Line Editor

dj.edits

dana@yourwordsonlybetter.com

  • Academic Editing
  • Copyediting
  • Line editing

Full time, self-employed

  • Adult
  • College
  • Young Adult (13–18 years)

  • Acrobat
  • Excel
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint
  • Word

Expert (50+ projects)

No

15

15

Yes

Academic materials, Articles, Assessments, Books, Creative nonfiction, Dissertations/Theses, E-learning, Essays, Journals, Magazines, Textbooks, White papers

  • Academic
  • Curriculum
  • Dissertations
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • STEM
  • Trade Nonfiction

  • African and African American Studies
  • Biology
  • Cultural Studies
  • DEI
  • Ecology/Environment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multicultural Interest
  • Social Sciences (Qualitative)

  • Anthropology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Education
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Medical & Health Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • STEM

  • Biology
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Medical & Health Sciences

  • Education

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)

  • English

  • No

No

Yes
UC Berkeley Extension
Remote
Professional Certificate, 2011
Editing
2009 To 2011

Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Teacher Licensure, 2001
Comprehensive Science – Secondary Education (7–12)
1998 To 2001

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
MS, 1996
Molecular and Cellular Physiology
1994 To 1996

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
BS, 1991
Biological Science
1987 To 1991

she/her

No

Black or African American 

Female

No

Master's degree

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