Editing and Consulting
Helping you achieve your writing goals
Kiana has worked on all formats and genres of writing but specializes in academic research, with a particular emphasis on racial and gender equity research in the social sciences. She has edited articles for submission to several journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Organization Science, the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, and Teaching American Literature. She also currently works with the Center for Justice Research, based at Texas Southern University in Houston, and has previously contracted with the Center for American Progress (Washington, D.C.) and the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
Editing
Copyediting: Includes correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation issues, typos, word choice, and sentence structure, adhering to different style guides as needed.
Developmental editing: Can include assisting with organization and structure, reviewing for missing or extraneous information, and providing mentoring throughout the writing process. An example deliverable may be a mark-up of your draft with detailed commentary on the content of your work. This may include notes about how to strengthen a given argument, how to more clearly and concisely state and restate your thesis, or how to restructure the writing to be clearer and more impactful.
Formatting
In addition to editing, Kiana offers various levels of document and style formatting, whether you need to polish up your dissertation, a manuscript for journal submission, or a book manuscript. She is experienced with APA Style, the Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and Bluebook.
Upwork
Click below to view Kiana’s profile on UpWork, a hub for freelancers. The projects listed at the link below are a small portion of Kiana’s full editing and consulting portfolio.
Reviews
Kiana provided great feedback and editing for my Fulbright Scholar application. Kiana was fast, prompt, fair, insightful, honest. Highly recommended! —SR
I used three editors for my book, and very glad that I used Kiana last. She not only polished the content, but suggested and implemented a major reorganization that significantly improved my message. If I ever write another book I may just use her without the others. —TA
Very professional and got the job done quickly as well as efficiently! Highly recommend. —CM
I really appreciated Kiana’s timeliness and attention to detail. —MH
I am a native Portuguese speaker, but I also speak French. Kiana edited a book I translated from French to English in a professional way that impressed me. She delivered fast and she was totally motivated in my small book. I recommend her to anyone, especially ESL writers. —MV
Got the proofreading done on the schedule she committed to. This was for a very technical writing about a subfield of computer science and she could understand it just fine. She gave very good suggestions that made the writing stronger. —JS
Kiana delivered very detailed and unbiased review of my profile and recommendation for the universities. Will be happy to connect with her again. —JG
Kiana did a wonderful job editing my manuscript. She was extremely thorough and provided both marked and clean copies of the documents so that I could see what changes were made. She also made some recommendations to improve sections of the manuscript. She was able to adhere to the deadline set and delivered high quality work. I would highly recommend her for your editing needs! —ND
Kiana is a lifesaver! She was prompt and kept open communication. Her final work was outstanding! —AG
I had an outstanding interaction with Kiana. She was attentive, and professional at all times. Her editing skills are superb, and she even provided suggestions to help my story flow better. She did a great job, and I will definitely use her again. —FR