Doctor Pen Policy Analysis & Editing Services
Trained in economics and politics, I have edited more than 1,200 documents since October 2019. I specialise in academic editing and editing for non-government organisations, but I am also comfortable editing for government at federal, state, or local levels, as well as for the private sector. I am also an avid consumer of children’s literature and have started editing in this genre. Additionally, I participate in government consultation processes related to mental health and alcohol and other drugs, incorporating general policy research and analysis into my service offerings.
Structural editing, copy editing, proofreading, substantive editing, rewriting and summarising, researching and writing reports, data analysis and policy appraisal.
Public policy, social policy, economics, management, technology, social sciences, mental health and addiction, justice, law, inequality, humanities, arts and education.
Postgraduate theses, annual reports, program progress and final reports, journal articles, consultancy reports, monographs, discussion papers, white papers, fact sheets, website content and children’s picture books.
I am currently the Assisting Editor of Arena magazine (print, quarterly) and Arena online (fortnightly). See https://arena.org.au/about/
I edit Legal Aid NSW’s Annual Report each year.
I contributed to the editing of the Fitzroy Legal Services Law Handbook 2024 in Victoria which can be found here: https://fls.org.au/law-handbook/
I proofread the page proofs of Statistics in the Law of Evidence by Nicholas Lennings, published by Bloomsbury in 2024.
I edited the manuscript of Hide and Seek, a picture book by Bec Walraven.
Bachelor of Arts (Economics, University of Otago)
Post Graduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (Economics and Political Studies, University of Otago)
Master of Arts (Politics, University of Otago)
Doctor of Philosophy (Politics, University of Otago)
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (RMIT University)