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Degrees
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B.A. English; M.A. English; M.Ed. Educational Psychology; ABD of Ph.D English; ABD of Ph.D Educational Psychology
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My Expert Service
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I will make sure that your text is grammatically correct, with perfect spelling and punctuation. Documents are absolutely clean when I am done with them!
I have studied, taught college, and written and edited supplements to educational textbooks for publishers in Psychology, Business Ethics, Media Writing and many other fields.
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Experience & Qualifications
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RESUME
Gail C. Richardson
Writer/Editor/Artist
KEY STRENGTHS:
-Known for taking assignments on short notice
-Consistently turn projects around ahead of deadlines
-Superior standards of accuracy and quality
-Unparalleled proofreading skills
-Editors often comment my work is so clean it makes their jobs easier
-Expert grammarian
-Thorough, detail-oriented, yet holistic; never “lose the forest for the trees”
-Excellent grasp of essential concepts
-Both analytical and intuitive
-Varied background affords versatility; successful work outside my field
EDUCATION:
B.A. English Literature, Skidmore College
M.A. English Literature, S.U.N.Y. Albany
A.B.D. of Ph.D., English Literature/Linguistics, Emory University
M.Ed. Special Education/Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
Study of commercial art and writing, Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Ga.
A.B.D. of Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
Study of Medical Transcription at Career Step.com
RECENT WRITING/EDITING PROJECTS:
*All work published as intellectual property of employers.*
McGraw-Hill, N.Y.: Thirteen projects from May 2007 to date, writing and/or editing supplements for Higher Education Division. These include online content: quizzes, web links and activities; and Test Banks, Instructors’ Manuals, Study Guides to accompany academic textbooks. Have written or revised supplements for texts including: Educational Psychology; Personality Psychology; Human Development; Child Development; Lifespan Development; Developmental Psychology; Intimate Relationships; Human Sexuality; Business Ethics; Journalism - Media Writer’s Handbook.
In 2009 I am also creating art manuscripts for McGraw-Hill’s books, including books on Death and Dying, Human Sexuality, Women’s Studies, Politics, Life Span, Philosophy, Ethnicity and Discrimination, Classical Mythology, the New Testament, and others.
*Continuing to work for McGraw-Hill
Morrison Media, LLC, Beaumont, Texas: Four projects from January 2009 to date: Practice Test for Texas State Teacher Education Exam in the Special Education Supplemental area; two Practice Tests for the National Counseling Exam; Practice Test for the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam. *(will continue as needed)
Allyn & Bacon (Pearson Education/AB Longman), Boston, Mass.: Four separate projects: Two reviews of educational websites; Book-specific Site Asset Selection of materials (videos, artifacts, rubrics, research articles, other materials) from websites for textbook Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching, 9th ed., by Robert E. Slavin; Revision of Test Bank for Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching, 9th ed., by Robert E. Slavin
*Work published with development credit
Beanbag Studios, London, Ontario, Canada: Wrote trivia questions with answers and crossword puzzle clues for 61 files on the following 11 topics: Body and Mind; By Definition; Foods; Movies; Cartoons; Music; Astronomy; Transportation; School; News; Backyard
*Will continue to work for Beanbag Studios in future as needed
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
BellSouth, Tucker, Georgia: Communications Specialist
Professional Career Development Institute (PCDI), Norcross, GA: wrote Intro. Psych. course study guide *published with name credit
Morris Brown University, Dept. of Psychology: taught Experimental Psychology + Lab; Social Psychology; Intro. Psychology
Georgia DHR: Senior Behavior Specialist (three agencies):
-Brook Run
-DeKalb County Board of Health
-OBRA Assessment Team
Georgia Baptist Hospital, Sewell School of Nursing: taught Intro. Ed. Psych.
Georgia State U. Dept. of Ed. Foundations: Graduate Teaching Assistant *(Assistantship renewed for second year beyond required year)
Morehouse College, Dept. of English: taught English Composition and World Literature
Emory University Dept. of English-L.A.G.S. Project: Scribe - phonetic transcriptions published w/name credit, housed at Emory Univ
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Available Modes Of Communication
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email/chat
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Most Recent Client Reviews (Read all 8 reviews) |
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 by soyahoo on Nov 14 2009
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Excellent expert , Outstanding A+++++
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by crystalll124 on Oct 27 2009
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Wonderful editor....I will recommend her for sure.....
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by User_f94kwf on Sep 23 2009
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Hi
She is outstanding .. I really enjoy the work with her
Many thanks Gail
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by Bingo on Sep 22 2009
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She was fast and detail-oriented. I'll definitely use fer again !!!
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by soyahoo on Sep 21 2009
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excellent services , On time , Outstanding
highly recommended
A+++++
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(Read all 8 reviews)
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