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"Arline's dissertation editing service helped me complete the first draft of my dissertation. Her services were quick and efficient. She returned my document well before the deadline. Arline's comments were a game changer for me. I recommend Arline to all of my peers in the PhD program and around the world."

— Jacqueline Rangel, PhD Urban Leadership at Claremont Graduate University
"I was having difficulty completing my thesis. By using the services of Dr. O, she was able to put me at ease and assure me that her proven methods through her one-on-one coaching would guarantee success. It did! She motivated me to write an effective thesis, which my committee accepted. She also became accommodating in formatting my thesis and copy-editing it to ensure that my writing was error-free. I will be forever grateful for her help."

— John E. Cordero, Master of Arts in History and Archival Studies at Claremont Graduate University
"Dr. O has been an excellent professional resource to have as I am finishing my PhD and have been in need of support with research related projects. She has been one of the few writing experts I have been fortunate enough to meet and have since been able to meet my research goals thanks to her feedback and expertise with my writing! I would not be progressing in my studies as quickly, had it not been for her support!"

— Breann Mudrick, PhD Educational Studies joint program at Claremont Graduate University and San Diego State University
"The two words that come to mind when I think of Dr. O is attentive and caring. She does not only help to make the work better, but cares about the person producing it. I am grateful for her guidance and suggestions that created clarity for me and the argument I was making. She has a vast knowledge of the writing process and has taken the time to engage with best practices in order to share that knowledge with her clients. She is able to offer multiple techniques in order to meet the needs of her clients. I am grateful for the time she spent with me and know that the final product was better because of her."

— Jessica Spence Moss, PhD Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University
"I cannot express my gratitude to Dr. Oaklee and recommend her whole heartedly to anyone feeling like they are in quicksand trying to make progress in their writing goals. I was paralyzed working independently making the entire writing process more complicated and arduous than needed and had lost all joy in this final milestone to complete my dissertation. Dr. O’s strategies made the process so much more feasible, simpler, and changed my mindset, giving me more energy and allowing me to celebrate in small incremental successes of progress which has given me momentum to not give up. After many years in my doctoral program and multiple unsuccessful drafts of my proposal, I was at a crisis point and could not see how I could get to the finish line of the deliverables needed by my committee to successfully move forward. I was overwhelmed and at a stalemate with my dissertation when I was connected to Dr. Oaklee who is a phenomenal coach, accountability partner, and editing queen. Through regular Zoom meetings, I was able to clarify my ideas through thoughtful low risk conversations that helped me shed areas of my writing that I was overcommitted to that were holding me back to making progress. Her strategies of support helped me to free up my mind and allowed me to make meaningful progress in my writing goals. Our sessions were conversational and fun, tailoring the content I had already written in support of a clearer research question that she worked with me to finalize. Our sessions were spent filling in the holes that were needed to make the draft comprehensive towards my proposal goal while keeping the expectations of my committee in mind. From my commitment to meet regularly and to work on writing goals between our sessions, I began to see the draft take shape which provided me more momentum and energy that I had not seen in my writing in years. By the end of 12 weeks working together, I had a defendable proposal draft. I utilized Dr. O for copy editing to ensure it was polished for a defense which I completed shortly thereafter and am currently ABD. I will continue to utilize Dr. O’s services to get me to the finish line as I can see it in sight now, which is more than I could say before I was working with her. I look forward to writing a follow-up review after I defend my full dissertation!"

— Christina Ryan Rodriguez, PhD Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University
“I have had many positive experiences working with Dr. O during my time as a graduate student. After our sessions, I feel like I am able to write more clearly and confidently thanks to the professional guidance Dr. O provides.”

— Felicity Janczewski, MA Security Studies at University of Massachusetts Lowell
“Arline was a pleasure to work with! She was responsive, detail-oriented, flexible, and encouraging. She kept me informed every step of the way on her progress with my manuscript and was flexible when my timeline changed. I would highly recommend Arline to anyone looking for coaching and editing services!”

— Rebecca Holman Williams, PhD Musicology at Claremont Graduate University
"Dr. O is professional, friendly, pleasant to work with. She patiently listens to my writing needs and my writing challenges, and she does her best to help me to overcome my obstacles. Her advices are helpful and insightful. Her communication is clear and thorough. I feel I can count on Dr. O's help."

— HH, MA Philosophy at San Diego State University
"Dr. O is very responsive and delivers fast! Thank you so much Dr. O!"

— Junyi, PhD Communication at University of Southern California
"Dr. O has been a great resource on almost any writing difficulty during my dissertation journey. She was able to break down the chapters into small chunks to make writing possible and achievable. Her positive attitude helped and held me accountable for getting the writing completed. I will continue to work with her for any writing in the future."

— Cindy Cheng, PhD Information Systems & Technology at Claremont Graduate University