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Sarah Bishop

434-305-5192

srb9w@virginia.edu

• Ph.D. in English, University of Virginia
• Extensive experience editing dissertations, academic monographs, and grant applications
• Also proficient with science applications
• Will find ways for a researcher to present his or her work more clearly for specialized or general audiences

Lee Carpenter

814-865-5204

src5@psu.edu

• 30 years of experience in the cultivation and coordination of faculty teams around specific external funding announcements; proposal development, preparation (including writing and editing), and submission
• Particular expertise in the social and health sciences
• Since 2001 I have been broadening those experiences to include work in energy, the environment, earth and engineering sciences, and related areas

Tyler Cutforth

949-824-8811

tcutfort@uci.edu

• 4 years grant editing experience
• Background is in molecular biology/genetics/neuro-science
• Full-time in research development at UC Irvine

Jheri Dupart

Jheri@bioscript.com

• BioScript Health Science Communications
• Doctorate is from MD Anderson
• Comfortable working across biomedicine and many other fields, including infrastructure ('large, high-value') proposals
• Great eye for consistency and logical presentation. She has also worked as an English language editor for an overseas journal, and is great for working on writing from non-native speakers

Mary Licklider

lickliderm@missouri.edu

• Recently retired director for Grant Writing and Publications, University of Missouri
• Initiated and taught grantsmanship courses and seminars and collaborated with faculty members on proposal preparation
• Member of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals, the Grant Professionals Association, and the Society of Research Administrators

Lisa Maroski

Lisa.maroski@mindspring.com

773-984-9882

• Over 25 years of helping medical researchers get funding from NIH, NSF, DoD, and private foundations and get manuscripts published in prestigious journals
• Experience in most sciences, with expertise in biomedical sciences, including oncology, (epi)genetics, neurology, micro and molecular biology, immunology, and rheumatology
• Teach workshops on self-editing, grant writing, and making your research more innovative
• Editing that goes way beyond grammar, including logic, coherence, completeness, and persuasiveness
• Experience with multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator grant proposals
• Assist writers for whom English is not their first language

Marjorie P. Piechowski

414-229-3721

piechow4@uwm.edu

• Director of Research Support, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Responsible for coordinating and editing large-scale multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research proposals; writing grants for student support

J.C. Ross

831-459-4973

rossjc@ucsc.edu

• Does interdisciplinary art/science and art/engineering projects
• Has experience with NSF grants and science writing
• Taught writing for 20 years at the university level

Michelle M. Schoenecker

schoenecker.michelle@gmail.com

414-588-3766

• Proposal developer and technical editor, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• MA in English specializing in Professional and Technical Writing and Editing
• More than 10 years experience in technical writing (6.5 years in the sciences)
• Helps faculty develop compelling and competitive research proposals, primarily to NSF, NIH, DoD, and DOE
• Works primarily with faculty for whom English is second or third language; edits journal manuscripts for grammar and compliance with format requirements 

Sharlene Simon

919-724-5090

smsgrantsconsulting@gmail.com

• One of the original proposal developers in the North Carolina State University Proposal Development Unit (PDU)
• Now PDU assistant director
• Available to work as a grammatical editor on proposals
• Ensures no conflict of interest existed and verify that NC State was not competing for the same grant solicitation

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