RESUME

LITERARY EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

2017-Present       Translation Reviewer (Italian to English)

          Contract Work with Europa Editions and The Passenger Magazine

• Worked with numerous translators including Antony Shugaar, Katherine Gregor, Will Schutt, and Clarissa Botsford.
• Consistent across multiple entries in series, including Inspector Ricciardi and The Bastards of Pizzofalcone.
• Assessment, research, and fact-checking for manuscripts.
• Application of knowledge bases to translation, including classical and medieval studies, music theory, and martial arts.

2017-Present       Proofreader and Copy Editor

          Contract Work with Europa Editions and Freelance

• Detail oriented, with a close eye to standardization and consistency across a single text or multiple texts for series.
• Experienced researcher and communicator in cases ambiguity.
• Practical knowledge of MLA and Chicago guidelines and styles, as well as multiple house styles and norms, with flexibility in approach.

2012-Present       Freelance Editor 

• Manuscript assessment and consultation.
• Developmental and structural editing of manuscripts.
• Fact checking and research.
• Copyediting, line editing, and proofreading, as well as formatting.

ACADEMIC EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

2020-Present      Assistant Editor

          Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women’s Writing in the Global Middle Ages

• Author commissions, outreach, and onboarding for contributors.
• Management of author submissions, timelines, and communications between authors and directing editors.
• Editing and formatting of submissions to match Palgrave house style.

2022                  Co-Editor

          Women’s Lives: Self-Representation, Reception, and Appropriation in the Middle Ages, University of Wales Press

• Conceptualization and proposal of the project to the publisher, as well as communication with the publisher through the duration of the project.
• Acquisition and management of book chapters from contributors.
• Fact-checked, edited, and proofread contributed chapters.
• Translation review of materials from Spanish, French, and Latin into English.
• Review of chapter bibliographies for style and consistency across the project.
• Construction of the index for the project.

2012-2025          Editorial Assistant

          Digital Philology, NeMLA Italian Studies, and multiple edited volumes

• Fact-checked, edited, and proofread texts in English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Latin.
• Constructed bibliographies for contributed entries.
• Managed style, format, and layout of the manuscript sent to printers.

2009-Present       Freelance Editor

• Dissertation assessment, structuring, and line editing.
• Proofreading and formatting of book manuscripts.
• Language and translation review of academic texts.
• Research and fact checking.

EDUCATION

2009-2020          MA/PhD in Comparative Literature

                           University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA

2003-2007          BA in Comparative Literature

                           Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson NY

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Adobe Suite (Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Microsoft 365 Suite
• LibreOffice Suite
• LLM Application and implementation
• Music Theory
• Game Systems (TTRPG, Board and Card, Video)

LANGUAGES

Proficiency Level

• English, Italian                                      (Near-)Native Proficiency (C2)
• Latin, French, Spanish (reading)            Advanced Proficiency (C1)
• French (speaking)                                  Intermediate Proficiency (B2)
• German, Spanish (speaking)                  Elementary Proficiency (A1)