Thesis and Dissertation Advisors -
Diplomacy, Diplomatic Relations & International Relations

MELODY L. LARK

DR. MELODY L. LARK earned a Ph.D. in political science and education, M.A. in international studies (politics and policy), MBA in finance and marketing, and BA in economics and administrative studies. She also earned two accredited certificates in adolescent substance abuse treatment. Lark has advised more than 80 doctoral students. She focuses on:
1. Content (lyrics), which addresses the introduction; thesis, hypothesis, or research questions; literature review and synthesis; data collection, coding, analysis; literature review and synthesis; implications; recommendations; and conclusions.
2. University Guidelines, which includes the title page, abstract, level headings, tables, charts, citations, quotations, and references.
3. Mechanics and Style (rhythm), which includes grammar; word usage; punctuation; spelling; sentences that are active, clear, complete, concise, interesting, and relevant; smooth transitions for flow; and scholarly tone.
Topics: business, economics, education, ethics, government (international relations, law, policy, politics, programs) health, human resources, human services, philosophy, qualitative and quantitative research/statistics, substance abuse (enforcement, prevention, and treatment programs)
Scope of service: content editing; copyediting; hypotheses; thesis statements; research questions; data instruments (data collection, retrieval, coding, analysis, interpretation); research implications; recommendations; conclusions; proposals; longitudinal data analysis; cross sectional data analysis; defense preparation; report writing; grant writing.

LES ROKA

Dr. Les Roka has been a public relations professor at Utah State University and the University of Utah. He received his Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication from Ohio University.

He empathizes with those undertaking extensive writing projects, and he is willing to help writers meet the challenge at virtually any stage of the writing process - from selecting topics to framing good research questions to organizing content and to presenting results and conclusions in clear, detailed language. He is comfortable in a fairly wide realm of topics, which extend beyond public relations, including journalism history, popular culture, music, criticism, integrated marketing communication, public policy issue management, crisis communication, and media message planning and management for organizations.

VANESSA A. TETTEH

VANESSA A. TETTEH, PhD, BSc (Hons), is adept at copyediting, structural editing, and re-writing. Vanessa received her PhD in Tourism Education and Training from the University of Buckingham, England, for which she specialized in Public Policy and Human Resource Development. She teaches, supervises and advises students (from undergraduate to PhD) at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa. She has taught and continues to teach various disciplines related to Business Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Service Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Vanessa's academic articles have been published the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Among her stock of articles are: "New Frontiers for Hospitality Management Education: The Emerging Experience in Ghana"; "Policy Dimensions of Human Resource Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector" (this article was awarded a "Citation of Excellence" by Anbar Electronic Intelligence, now Emerald); and "Tourism Education: Policy and Practice."