Dr. Arline Oaklee
Dr. Oaklee is passionate about supporting her clients to develop a system to achieve their professional, educational, and creative writing goals on a timeline that fits their needs. Adaptable to the needs of each client, Dr. O works with her clients’ strengths to address their challenges.
An educator and leader, Dr. O earned a PhD in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University in 2023, an MA in English Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communications from Iowa State University in 2018, and a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Keene State College in 2016. She has taught writing courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. She began her work in university writing centers as a writing center intern at Keene State College in 2016 and worked as a graduate student writing consultant from 2020-2023. Dr. O was the winner of the 2022-2023 Grace Berry Award and she came in first place at the CGU 2022 Big Pitch Competition. Since the launch of Oaklee Writing Studio (formerly Dr. V Professional Writing Services) in 2022, Dr. O has supported students to advance to ABD status, complete their doctoral dissertation and pass their oral defense. Additionally, Dr. O has worked with clients in non-academic industries to improve their writing for their profession and she has even helped folks without a writing background to draft book projects within their field. Dr. O has copy edited articles, manuscripts, and screenplays, as well as helping clients with CVs, resumes, or other professional documents throughout her years of writing consulting.
After graduating with an MA in 2018, Dr. O took a gap year to travel across the United States with her partner. Then she enrolled in her PhD program in Fall 2019. Dr. O successfully completed her doctoral degree within four years, demonstrating her awareness of how to strategically take action. She defended her dissertation proposal in May 2022 and successfully passed her final dissertation defense in March 2023. Dr. O believes that her clients can achieve similar progress by adopting her tried and true strategies for advancing through their degree program.
Doctoral Dissertation:
Voices of Endo: Cultural Factors Influencing Delayed Diagnosis of Endometriosis
Master’s Thesis:
Other Media & Recognition:
The Big Pitch-Cultural Factors Influencing the Delayed Diagnosis of Endometriosis
Turning Years of Research Into Three Minutes
2022-2023 Grace Berry Award Winner
Services
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You can work with Dr. O from anywhere by joining her for virtual consultations through Zoom to discuss your project goals, develop a strategic action plan, and gain insights into how to revise your work for clarity in preparation for submission. With a toolkit of successful strategies and resources, Dr. O can guide folks preparing short- or long-term projects from initial concept to completion. Dr. O has developed resources and strategies for time management, productivity, tackling writer’s block, and making progress efficiently. During one-on-one sessions, you will get support with writing as well as tried and true recommendations for navigating the demands of graduate-level research.
More than a writing tutor, Dr. O recognizes the unique demands of completing graduate level milestones such as qualifying examinations, drafting research proposals, or writing theses and dissertations. Whether you are still brainstorming your argument, trying to navigate IRB, or have a complete draft ready for revision, one-on-one coaching provides you with immediate feedback to determine clear tasks for advancing your project towards a polished final copy ready for submission. Particularly well-suited to support dissertation and thesis writers, Dr. O offers strategic coaching to support students to complete major degree milestones with a focus on both developing a successful process and promoting writing excellence through a variety of proven writing strategies.
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Concerned about misspellings or grammatical errors? Overwhelmed at the thought of making sure that your document aligns with the standards of your formatting and style guide? Dr. O takes the worry out through her copy editing services. Dr. O offers professional copy editing services for professional and educational documents ranging from application materials such as resumes to completed dissertations.
Trained in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles, Dr. O is qualified to edit and format academic and professional documents. Preparing your final thesis or dissertation draft for university submission can be daunting, but Dr. O can save you time, energy, and the frustration of copy editing and formatting your submission to meet university requirements. Whether you are preparing a major submission or seeking editing services for web content or job applications, Dr. O is here to help!
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Not a writer and need support writing content? Dr. O can craft professionally written content to meet your unique needs. Dr. O is an expert writer across genres and offers services to support folks with a variety of projects. Serving businesses and individuals, Dr. O has written copy for business marketing, drafted wedding services, or created loving obituaries. Connect with Dr. O to inquire about your project today.
