Thesis and Dissertation Advisors -
English Language
English Literature

LES FOXMAN
Public Relations - Media - Mass Communications - Journalism

Les Foxman has been a public relations professor at Utah State University and the University of Utah.

He has a great deal of empathy for those involved with extensive writing projects and he is willing to help writers meet the challenge at virtually any stage of the writing process – from framing good research questions to presenting results and conclusions in clear, detailed language. He works closely with students in developing the appropriately narrow focus essential to writing effective introductions, conclusions and abstracts. Likewise, he helps students work through the systematic procedures for identifying relevant theoretical literature, substantiating the significance of the research problem, describing research variables, and demonstrating how the study advances the academic discipline’s knowledge base. Well versed in the full spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies common to public relations and mass communications, he also works with students on framing the valid research protocol for their theses and dissertations.

He is comfortable in a fairly wide realm of topics, which extend beyond public relations, including journalism history, popular culture, criticism, integrated marketing communication, public policy issue management, crisis communication, and media message planning and management for organizations.

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JEFF KARON
English - Rhetoric and Composition - Philosophy

JEFF KARON is a writer, teacher, and consultant who has helped students and professionals for over twenty years. He has edited, revised, and proofread publications that include reports, theses, dissertations, textbooks, proposals, essays, stories, and articles. His Ph.D. is in English (MLA) with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, a choice that signals his devotion to clarity and power in language. Prior to his years as an English professor, he studied and taught philosophy, critical thinking, and logic, publishing in these fields as well as in literary studies. He also is a published poet and essayist; he was a finalist in the Sandhill Review/St. Petersburg Times 2010 essay contest.  He has led writing and editing workshops for students, teachers, business people, and artists. Currently, he is leading creativity workshops and developing ways to build honor in the classroom and workplace.

He assists masters and doctoral students with topic selection, content organization, proofreading, format consistency, editing/revising for clarity, editing/revising for development.

As a writer and teacher, he believes that we should strive for excellence by practicing effective and fair techniques at all times. He has combined a life-long interest in the martial arts with writing: if you choose to work with him, he will ensure that your writing is powerful, not merely competent.

SUZANNE MANNESS

Specialist in APA, AAA, Harvard and Turabian Documentation.

SUZANNE MANNESS is an English professor specializing in technical and business writing. She has written and edited technical manuals, informational brochures, business proposals, and grants. She has also written computer user manuals and technical instrumentation directions. Additionally, she has edited many medical textbooks and medical articles on such subjects as heart transplants, pain management, and anesthesiology. She is an expert in all documentation systems such as Chicago Style, Harvard, APA, American Anthropological Association, and MLA. Her specialty is taking complex material and translating that material into a clear, concise, audience-friendly document.

• Technical writing and editing
• Academic/scholarly writing and editing (theses and dissertations)
• Formatting specialist: APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, Harvard, AMA, and AAA.
  Recommended by Nova Southeastern University, Capella, Walden, The University of Phoenix, and Northcentral University
• Thesis and dissertation advising

"Suzanne was excellent at helping me organize my dissertation chapters so they made a clear and concise argument. She has excellent writing and organizational skills and can conceptualize arguments extremely well. One of her strongest attributes is her knowledge and experience with International dissertations (U.K). She knows how to get the job done and has excellent turn around time!" -- Deborah M. Moscarelli, Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University, Department of Marketing & HSA

“Suzanne was incredible. She is friendly, patient, thorough, professional, and fast. He work was outstanding and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone.” – Rob Hauser, Capella University

“I was very anxious about using an editor from a service I found online, but needed to take a chance. My previous editor left me hanging for three weeks without any feedback about the last two chapters of my dissertation. With my deadline looming over my head, I contacted network. Suzanne was prompt and efficient, which definitely helped ease my anxiety and distress! I am so appreciative!” (contact info on request)

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