My Resume.
EXPERIENCE
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2022 2018
Academic Editor, Dissertation-Editor.com, Remote 2018 – Present
Dissertation Writing Company, USA
- Edit proposals, letters of intent, dissertations, and journal articles, each within a 10-day window. • Use track changes and comments in Microsoft Word to proofread, copyedit, and line edit scholarly content. • Reformat papers across disciplines to conform with varied style guides (AMA, APA, CMS, MLA, etc.).
- Communicate responsively with remote project managers via project management systems (i.e., Project 360). • Coach clients by video and phone to develop cogent papers that satisfy school and journal requirements.
- Convert dissertations into articles and books in the fields of health policy, business, and education.
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2018 2016
Dissertation Editor
Founder/Editorial Consultant, DR MARKS, New Orleans, LA 2014 – Present
Founded sole proprietorship focused on enabling underrepresented populations to advance professionally through cross sector communications services. Manage projects from conception to execution while attracting 6+ contracts in 7 years. Reduced expenses ~60% in one year and acquired fully forgiven PPP financing.
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2017 2014
Lecturer, Postdoctoral Research Associate
2015-2017 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Anthropology
Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer Department of Anthropology
2014-2015 University of California, Santa Barbara, Dissertation Fellowand Lecturer Department of Black Studies
2014 University of Pennsylvania, Instructor
Graduate School of Education
2013-2014 Arcadia University, Adjunct Professor
School of Education
2011-2014 Philadelphia University, Adjunct Professor
College of Science, Health and LiberalArts
EDUCATION
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2015 2013
Africana Studies and Educational Linguistics Department of Anthropology
2015 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Dissertation: Black Semiosis: Young Liberian Transnationals Mediating Black Subjectivity and Black Heterogeneity. Committee members: John L. Jackson, Jr. (chair), Betsy Rymes (co-chair), H. Samy Alim, Cheikh Babou, Arthur Spears
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2013 2012
B.S., Cornell University
Industrial and Labor Relations Minor, Africana Studies Cornell National Scholar
Industrial and Labor Relations
Minor, Africana Studies
Cornell National Scholar
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2012 2011
EDUCATION, TEACHING ASSISTANT
TEACHING ASSISTANT, CA, USA
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Student Advisor, & Admissions Liaison 2009 – 2010 • Facilitated individual and group meetings for prospective students of Liberal Studies. • Advised ~30 Liberal Studies students on course selection and generated progress reports. • Led discussion group for 5 students in graduate course Modernity & Its Discontents.
ORTHODOX UNION, New York, NY
Communications Associate 2006 – 2008
- Drafted press releases, edited advertisements, and posted events on web calendar. • Conducted photo research for Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation & Renewal.
- Coordinated between printers, writers, designers, public relations director, and communications director.