About me

I am a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), and have completed proofreading training with the CIEP and the Publishing Training Centre (PTC), achieving a merit (86.3%) in the PTC’s widely recognised Essential Proofreading course.

I abide by the CIEP’s Membership Codes and use their suggested rates to guide my pricing. I undertake regular Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

I have an academic background in modern and contemporary art history, and I have taught and published in the field for more than a decade.

This means that I have considerable experience of the editorial process from the author’s standpoint, a strong appreciation of the importance of clear and correct English to peer reviewers, publishers and audiences, and an excellent understanding of the conventions of academic writing.

Editorial training

  • Essential Proofreading (Publishing Training Centre, 2022), with merit (86.3%)

  • Essential Grammar (Publishing Training Centre, 2021)

  • Adobe Tools for Editors (Publishing Training Centre, 2021)

  • Proofreading 1: Introduction (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2020)

Academic qualifications

  • PhD History of Art, passed without corrections (University of London, 2010)

  • MA History of Art, distinction (University of London, 2006)

  • MA (Hons) History of Art, first class (University of Edinburgh, 2003)