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Thesis and Dissertation Advisors - Sociology


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

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PALMIRA SANTOS

PALMIRA SANTOS, PhD, is a  social scientist, educator, clinician. and researcher. Dr. Santos has facilitated the development or redesign of several health systems in urban and rural areas of the country. She has written over 200 million dollars of successful grants and has been the lead investigator on many research efforts for over twenty five years. 

Her areas of interest include: health care, health policy, health management, rural and urban health issues, health promotion specially changing behavior developing and utilizing evidenced based interventions, performance improvement, quality management, leadership, evidenced-based medicine, organizational development, and health disparities.

With over a decade of dissertation experience, Dr. Santos provides expert guidance and consultation on selecting a topic, narrowing your focus and crafting your research question (s), determining the best research design, specific step by step study implementation including designing tools, instruments, sample selection, and collection of data.  Her expertise also includes consultation and guidance on the construction of each chapter and productive ways to communicate and problem solve with your committee members.  Prior to Dr Santos’ role as a dissertation chair and methodology advisor, she spent over twenty years in the health care field in leadership and research roles in many areas of the country. 

“During my doctorate program, I have worked with many doctorate level educators, advisors, and professors …., but I can attest that Dr. Palmira Santos is the best I have had the honor and privilege of working with.  Her extensive knowledge and experience, high quality standards, attention to detail, simplistic approach, and personal concern for individuals she works with speaks high volumes as to why she is respected as the best.”  Gwendolyn “Brenda” Hoskins (doctorate candidate)

"Palmira was a godsend to me.  She gave me both practical and motivational guidance throughout my dissertation journey.  With her invaluable help, I developed a concise outline of my proposed thesis.  She also gave me the confidence to pursue and successfully complete a quantitative study, something I would not have tried without her support. Palmira was always there for me throughout the entire dissertation process.  I can't thank her enough for her support and encouragement,“ Dr. William Spindle

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