Senior Academic Editor — Business & Social Sciences
Credentials: PhD, Organisational Behaviour Experience: 9 years in academic editing Documents edited: 2,400+ Specialisms: Business, management, social sciences, organisational research; Harvard and APA 7th referencing.
About Sarah
Sarah holds a PhD in Organisational Behaviour and has spent nine years helping UK university students turn strong research into clear, well-argued writing. She has edited more than 2,400 documents — from first-year essays to doctoral theses — with a particular focus on business, management and the social sciences.
Her academic background means she understands the conventions markers expect in these disciplines: a clearly framed research question, a critical (not descriptive) literature review, and a discussion that connects evidence to argument without overstating it. Students often come to Sarah when they've been told their work "needs more critical analysis" and aren't sure what that means in practice.
How Sarah works
Sarah edits exclusively in tracked changes, leaving margin comments where a decision belongs to the student. Her philosophy is simple: an edit should make your meaning clearer, never replace your meaning with hers. She's known for explaining why a change improves the writing, so students learn as they go rather than just accepting corrections.
For students who want to build skills rather than fix a single document, Sarah also offers academic mentoring — planning dissertations, structuring arguments, and developing a confident critical voice.
Areas of focus
- Dissertation and thesis editing (UG, master's, PhD)
- Critical writing and argument structure
- Harvard and APA 7th referencing
- Business and social science research conventions
Want Sarah's discipline expertise on your work? See dissertation editing or meet the full team.