Research & Development
Whether building a new project or refining a longstanding program, you want your work to have an impact. From the big picture to the smallest details, I can make it happen.
Example: Next-Generation Dissertations, Syracuse
Grantwriting
I have a proven track record with fundraising, and have co-written and co-directed successful grants of up to $3 million. Let me help your next project get off the ground.
Example: Full Spectrum Education NEH Institute
Program Evaluation
What’s working, what’s not? How can your program grow and thrive? An outside eye can uncover patterns, unseen strengths, and opportunities. I know what to look for and can advise on next steps.
Example: Humanities for the Public Good, Iowa
Individual Support
Editing
Working on an article, book manuscript, dissertation, strategic plan, or other academic or professional document? I offer expert developmental and stylistic support, as well as copyediting and proofreading. I love this work! Please contact me to talk about your project and how we might work together.
Career Advising and Mentorship
Are you considering a career transition? Discerning possible pathways? Don’t go it alone. I have fifteen years of expertise in career pathways for humanities scholars, and I love helping people find the right next step. Our work will be confidential, caring, and non-judgmental.
I offer special packages deals for individual clients, too—both for editing and for coaching/mentorship.
Talks and Workshops
Last but not least, I am also available for select talks and workshops.
In recent years I have given nearly a hundred talks on topics such as:
- Graduate education reform
- Career pathways for humanities graduate students
- Labor practices in higher education
- Equity in the academy
- Public scholarship
- Scholarly communication
- The importance of humanities scholarship
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Why Hire Me?
As a humanities PhD and a higher education expert with over a decade of experience, I have a deep understanding of the importance of continually working to improve and update program structures—as well as the challenges and political sensitivities inherent in the task. My roles have included administration, research, and teaching at institutions including the Futures Initiative at the City University of New York, the Modern Language Association, the Scholarly Communication Institute, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Within each of those programs, I have created frameworks that are supportive, sustainable, research-driven, and community-oriented.
My work is grounded in research as well as experience. I am the author of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving in and beyond the Classroom (Duke University Press, 2020), a highly regarded book that examines the value and possibility of humanities graduate education both within and beyond the academy.
Equity, sustainability, engagement, and community are my focal points in all aspects of my work. I help institutions to develop policies and practices that support retention and wellbeing of faculty, students, and staff, while also fostering creative and high-impact scholarship that goes beyond the walls of the university.