About

My background is in Psychology and I have a PhD in Cognitive Science. My own research focuses on mental health and developmental disorders. I am passionate about research, clinical care and service provision. My previous research posts have been at the University of Seville in Spain, Kings College, London in the UK, and Macquarie University in Australia. I have also worked in various schools and clinical settings across these countries which has given me the opportunity to work with diverse professionals from around the world. Over time, I have come to appreciate the challenges faced by non-native English-speaking scientists. This has led me to set up a writing support service with the aim to assist people to communicate their work and help give their research the international recognition it deserves.

I promise to: include comments throughout the manuscript explaining changes I make to help you improve your writing; address specific requests or queries; discuss revisions by phone or by email.

What I will Review

Manuscripts for academic journals

PhD / Masters theses and dissertations

Psychology assignments and essays

Abstracts

Grant applications

Presentation slides

Letters of correspondence

Anything else – just email me!

All documents will be kept in complete confidence.

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Tutoring in Psychology and specialised writing support

Need help with a topic or assignment in Psychology? Do you struggle to communicate your ideas in a ‘scientific way’? Are you unsure how to improve your writing, but do not want a full ‘proofread’? This is for you!

What I’ll do:

We will work together to find a way of teaching that suits you and helps you to organise your thoughts. I can read what you are currently writing and provide specific feedback to support you. I will offer a tutorial via Skype, and we will discuss how you can improve your ability and confidence to write effectively.

This service is particularly suited to international postgraduate students in the UK and Early Career Researchers around the world aiming to publish in international journals.

Price for Tutorial & General Feedback

£65 (£55 for students) for up to 2000 words, with 30 mins Skype tutorial

£100 (£85 for students) for up to 5000 words, with 45-60 mins Skype tutorial

£145 (£115 for students) for up to 10000 words, with 45-60 mins Skype tutorial

I also offer tutoring sessions for A-Level, BSc and MSc Psychology. I charge £35 / hour and can help you work towards specific topics, assignments or exams. Click HERE for more details.

Specifically, I will

Check and correct spelling, grammar, word order, sentence structure
Remove repetitions and ensure language is concise
Ensure a consistent and appropriate tense is used
Ensure consistent and appropriate APA terminology is used
Improve clarity and fluidity of writing
Review the presentation and clarity of figures and tables
Make suggestions on logical flow of arguments
Check formatting

What I will not do

Check references
Check that background literature is complete
Check statistics
Confirm that conclusions are supported by data

For students…

I offer more of a personal tutor approach. This is not an ‘essay writing’ service! I can explain corrections and edits to your work and will help you to improve your approach to science writing in general. We can have a meeting on the phone or via Skype so that you fully understand my suggestions. This service is particularly suited to International Postgraduate students. If a full ‘proofread’ is too much – consider the ‘tutorial and general feedback’ option.

We will work together to ensure that any revisions I suggest adhere to the policy and guidelines set by your University.

PLEASE NOTE: I do not translate from another language into English

‘The help I got from Ellie with my PhD-thesis has been invaluable. Several aspects from this collaboration are worth mentioning. Ellie explains each suggestion to change in detail and the suggestions always make sense. In addition to great help with proof-reading and editing, Ellie always tries to accommodate the concrete needs, is flexible and shows great understanding of the challenges of the writing process. Through many great advices I got from her, I feel that my writing really improved. I cannot recommend Ellie and Science in English highly enough ‘.

Tamara Kalandadze, University of Oslo

‘I had a manuscript proofread and edited by Ellie. I asked Ellie to proofread it after receiving the peer review of the manuscript from Frontiers in Psychology. Ellie was extremely fast and extremely good. The manuscript mainly needed a clearer presentation and a well-structured reorganization of the contents. The style review fully satisfied the reviewers and the paper is now published in Frontiers in Psychology – Language Sciences. Surely, I will be contacting Ellie also for future manuscripts, preferably before submitting them to a journal, in order to submit a higher quality paper and increase the chance to get the paper accepted.’

Eliana Mastrantuono (University of Seville)

Ellie is a patient and responsible tutor. She is good at guiding students in academic writing. She helps students open their minds on essays by her professional writing skills. With her guidance, students can not only improve their writing in English but also know how to write an essay with critical thinking. She is really amazing!

Audrey Rong (MSc student at the University of Bristol)

Turnaround & pricing for full proofread

£0.06/word (STUDENTS: 25% discount!)

of the original document
(excluding references)

Abstracts and letters
(<1000 words) 2-3 days
Standard manuscripts
(1000 – 8000 words) 5-10 Days
Longer manuscripts
(>8000 words): 2-3 Weeks

The turnaround times indicate an estimate of the number of working days from when I accept your manuscript.
Please contact me for an exact quote including turnaround time for your document.
If you revise a manuscript after peer-review, I will only charge for the sections that need attention.

Writing Support for Scientists

Proofreading. Reviewing. Editing.

Online Psychology Tuition.