Edited Dissertations in APA, MLA, and Chicago Documentation Styles
With my background as an English and Interdisciplinary Studies professor, I approach dissertation editing as if I were the writer's own personal English professor. The bulk of dissertations I have edited have been for doctorates in Education and related fields, but the list below also includes representative dissertations edited in several other disciplines. As an expert in APA style and several universities' formatting requirements, I offer "format only" checks. I also edit other academic manuscripts including master's theses, academic books and reports, and refereed journal articles.
Communication
A Study of the Relationship Between Ecological Risk Communication and Lay Public Participation in Federal Rulemaking Concerning Ecological Risks by Fred Jenkins, Jr.
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Gender Conflict in Iran: A Critique of Human Rights and Conflict Resolution by Ramesh Sepehrrad
Counseling
Effect of an Emotional Intelligence Intervention for Haitian-American Families on Self-Concept of Their Children by David O. Guss
Criminal Justice
A Study to Determine the Characteristic Differences Between Juveniles who Commit Crimes Against the Person Versus Juveniles who Commit Crimes Against Property by Robin W. King
Education
Hands Howling Volumes: How Prelingually Severely and Profoundly Deaf Honors Student Writers Define and Develop Writer's Voice by Debra Josephson Abrams
Planning for High Quality E-Learning in Institutions of Higher Education: An Analytical Case Study of a Two-Year Public Community College in Virginia by Abed-Elslame H. Almala
A Model Program to Address the Needs of Gays and Lesbians in Community Colleges by Graham E. Barton Jr.
Supervision Strategies That Build Self-Confidence Among Counselors in Training by Nicole Better-Fitzhugh
Instructor Interaction and Immediacy Behaviors in a Multi-Point Videoconferenced Instructional Environment: A Descriptive Case Study by Kathy D. Bohnstedt
Poetry Month: A Model for Integrating a Learning-Centered Cocurricular Project Into American Literature and Creative Writing Course Curricula by Laura C. Casal
Distance Education Applicability to Foundation Studio Art Courses by Gary N. Cassidy
Computer Programming Design: Defining an Appropriate Textbook by Afsaneh Chamlou
Ezra Ayres Carman and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862 by Thomas G. Clemens
Post 9-11 Foreign Student Enrollment and the Student Exchange and Visa Information System (SEVIS): A Case Study of Three Community Colleges in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area by Henry Coffman
Responding to the Barriers to Academic Success for Local International Students as an Avenue to Student Success and to the Internationalization of a Community College by Marlene Cohen
The Holocaust in Northern Greece: The War Against the Sephardic Jews of Thessaloniki by Harry D. Dinella
Faculty and Students' Perceptions of Learner-Centered Instruction in Online Nursing Education Courses by Emily O'Leary Egerton
The Medium Technical Institutes (Two-Year Colleges) in the Educational System of the Arab Republic of Egypt: Using a Context Model to Investigate the Quality of Education by Abdel Hamid Gaber Elkassed
Introducing Russian Neuro-Linguistic Programming Behavior Modification Techniques to Enhance Learning and Coping Skills for High-Risk Students in Community Colleges: An Initial Investigation by Richard L. Esterbrook
School Violence Revisited: A Look at Rural and Urban Schools by Kathleen C. Gentry
Effective Mathematics Placement Testing Strategies: A Study of Mathematics Placement Test Retake Policy at a Two-Year Public Community College in Florida by Sanford A. Geraci
A Case Study of an Interactive Whiteboard District-Wide Technology Initiative Into Middle School Classrooms by Barbara Gruber
Educational Requirements for Private Security Professionals by Van Dale Holladay
New Faculty Training: Design and Demonstration Project at a Northern Virginia Community College by Judy A. Horton
Hermeneutics to Homiletics: Teaching Preachers to Preach by Rev. Wollom A. Jensen
Healthcare Communication for Virginia Community College System Nurse and Allied Health Programs: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Relational Communication by Mary Anne Keefer
Community College Foundations: Resource Management, Stewardship and Professionalism by Joanne P. LaBeouf
Protecting Children in Cyberspace: A Higher Education Case Study by James E. Lantzy
Stone Carving: A Case Study on the Revitalization of a Critical Art Medium at Northern Virginia Community College by Barbara Platten Lash
Technology and Second Language Writing: A Study in Discussion by Aimee Ledewitz Weinstein
Sustaining Service-Learning: Best Practices at Six Exemplar U.S. Community Colleges by Ann M. Ludwick
An Open Door for Baby Boomers: The Community College Prepares to Meet the Lifelong Learning Needs of an Aging Population by Linda Malami
Increasing Self-Concept Through Group Work With At-Risk Youth by Lorie Nibblins-Davis
Computer Assisted Instruction in the General Chemistry Laboratory by Jerry C. Pate
A Study of Northern Virginia Community College's Full-Time Faculty's Self-Perceived Readiness to Implement the Virginia Community College System's Computer Competency Requirements by Charlene T. Phillips
A Case Study of American Association of Community College Leadership Characteristics as Translated Into Executive Leadership Knowledge Areas, Skills, and Abilities: Ranked Perceptions of Importance by Frederick Community College Trustees, Administrative Staff, General Faculty, Public Administration Faculty, and Graduates of the School's Executive Leadership Classes by William Roberts
The Fragments of Frustration in Building Academic Literacy for College-Bound African-American Students: Implications for the Use of Outdoor Education by G. Hope Robinson Asterilla
Differences in Attitudes, Experiences, and Success Between Delivering and Receiving Site Students in Interactive Television Foreign Language Courses by Elizabeth A. Smith
Articulation, College Transfer, and Academic Success: Northern Virginia Community College Transfer Students and Post-Transfer Success at George Mason University by Irwin E. Solomon
Community College Faculty Professional Development: Perspective in Time by Verna Teasdale
Musical Theater in the 21st Century Community College by Donna Timmons
The Community College and Collaborative Partnerships: Addressing Community Needs by Juneious Michael Tucker
Education and the Female Inmate: A Study of Whether Educational Programs Offered at the Prince William Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center Have Any Effect on Female Inmate Post-Release Recidivism by Carrie E. Tuning
Assisting College Students With Learning Disabilities By Evaluating Community College Student Development Courses by Salome Turnberger
A Speech Communication Course Concept for Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Partnership with Northern Virginia Community College–Woodbridge by Jim Van Zummeren
From Teachers' Perspective: Implementation of Literacy Materials in Middle School Science by Judith A. Weingartner
Exploring the Risks That Affect Community College Decision Makers by Margaret W. Wood
The Effect of Information Literacy Competency on Student Learning and Success in Three California Community Colleges by Imogene Zachery
Information Technology
Quality in Architecture-Centric Engineering by Christopher P. Jacobson
On the Characterization and Analysis of System of Systems Architectures by Stewart W. Liles
Management and Leadership
Grassroots Interventions: Transforming Ordinary People Into Grassroots Change Leaders in Rural West Tennessee by Cyronose D. Spicer, Sr.
Ministry
Human Health Care: The Spiritual Factor by J. Vincent Guss
Nursing
Lessons From Near Miss Experiences: Perceptions of Perioperative Nurses by Barbara E. Cohoon
Sexual Assault and Health Behaviors of College Women: A Secondary Analysis by Carol J. Filak
Communication and Cultural Issues in Medication Error Reports by Mary Ann Friesen
Inactive Registered Nurses Returning to Practice: Barriers and Successes by Deborah Leigh Hobbs
Diffusion of Innovation: A Descriptive Analysis of Pediatric Preparedness in Emergency Departments by Kathi C. Huddleston
The Injury Profile of the Sexually Assaulted Female by Suzanne L. Rotolo
Structural and Psychological Empowerment of U.S. Community/Public Health Nurses by Linda C. Royer
Psychology
The Focus of Visuospatial Attention is Controlled by Separate Processes by Peter N. Squire
Formatting Only
Change and Continuity in Mexico's Immigration Policy: How Civil Society Organizations Influence the Policy Process by Laura Valeria Gonzalez-Murphy
Influences on the Decision-Making, Beliefs, Pedagogy, and Practices of a Primary Grade 3 Literacy Teacher in Uganda by Jill Jenkins
Blogs, Wikis, and E-Portfolios: The Effectiveness of Technology on Actual Learning in College Composition by Edith M. Kennedy
Live Conference Feedback as the Primary Mode of Teacher Response to Freshman Writing: Perceptions, Patterns, and Connections by Betty F. McLaughlin
Interaction and Second Language Learning in Rural Ghana by Arieh Sherris
