Services

Editing

Edit a manuscript according to APA Style for:

  • Grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization

  • Mechanics of APA Style (e.g., abbreviations, numbers, and lists)

  • Writing style, including (a) continuity and flow and (b) clarity and conciseness (e.g., word choice and tone)

  • Organization (e.g., headings)

  • Works credited in the text (e.g., in-text citations correspond with reference list entries)

  • Reference list entries

Coaching

Coach students to:

  • Manage expectations

  • Set realistic and achievable writing and research goals

  • Stay focused and motivated to complete tasks

  • Work through writer’s block

  • Become better organized

  • Manage time and stress

  • Recognize strengths and successes

Consulting

Teach students how to:

  • Develop a clear purpose statement and research questions

  • Use online databases and the Internet to find recent and relevant sources (e.g., peer-reviewed articles)

  • Critique a study and determine the information to include in the literature review

  • Structure and write a comprehensive literature review

  • Select and/or develop a questionnaire or interview guide that will elicit data to answer the research questions

  • Conduct interviews

  • Analyze data

  • Cite sources

  • Understand and follow APA Style (e.g., heading levels)

Formatting

Format a document according to APA Style and university guidelines, which includes the following:

  • Front pages (e.g., abstract, table of contents, and acknowledgements)

  • Chapters

  • Tables and figures

  • References

  • Appendices

Statistics

Assist students with the following:

  • Entering data into SPSS

  • Running statistical tests (descriptive statistics, t tests, chi-square tests, ANOVAs, and Pearson correlations)

  • Interpreting the output

  • Presenting the results

  • Designing tables to display the results