Based in Oxford, UK, where I have lived for many years, I am a qualified and highly experienced proof-reader and proof-editor. I provide a bespoke, professional, and high-quality service. I specialise in academic documents of all kinds, with an expertise in theses and dissertations in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business-related subjects. In particular, I have a proven track record of working effectively with international undergraduate and post-graduate students and scholars. I abide by the Code of Practice of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proof-reading (CIEP), with whom I trained and of which I am a member.

I am studying for a part-time PhD in History of Art at the University of Aberdeen. My specialism is in early modern prints, drawings, and illustrated books. Being an active researcher gives me valuable insight into the needs of my clients, whether they are students or scholars. My thesis is entitled: “Paper-Kingdoms: the illustrated books of John Ogilby and the early modern world.” It is an interdisciplinary study which will provide the first ever comprehensive study of the illustrations in the folio illustrated books of the Scottish translator, publisher, and theatre impresario, John Ogilby (1600–1676), who was the first person to translate Virgil into English and to publish a standardised scaled road map of England and Wales. It will also be the first ever major study of post-1604 English illustrated books. Otherwise, I read voraciously, when I can, and take walks around the Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, the oldest botanic garden in the UK.

Do feel free to contact me about your needs. I very much look forward to hearing from you.