Christine Tomei: Academic Research & Writing Consultant
Christine D. Tomei, PhD,
taught as a professor in
departments of Foreign Languages and
Literatures for eight years. She
also completed 18 credits in an MPA
program. She is currently working in
academic research. Her book,
Russian Women Writers (Garland
Press, 1999) met with widespread
critical acclaim and has become a
standard reference in the field. It
was also awarded the Heldt Prize for
Best Book in 1999.
She is essentially tri-lingual and
specializes in preparing text for
non-native speakers in English, and
has taught EFL at Brown. She has
assisted graduate students at all
levels in the preparation and
presentation of research in
education, social sciences,
humanities and fine arts for over 10
years, with considerable success.
Some of her students/advisees have
gone on to win awards themselves.
She is proficient in MS-Office,
including Powerpoint, Excel and
Access.
Specialties
Humanities, literature,
modernism, cultural theory,
linguistics,
social sciences, women and
culture, minorities and culture,
public administration, grant
writing
Translation: Russian,
Serbian-Croatian
RECENT PROJECTS
(as editor/writing consultant)
Ph.D. Art History, Italian Modernism
M.A. Political Science, U.N. and Peacekeeping
Grant Proposal Film, Independent Filmmaker
Ph.D. Public Administration, Organization Theory
Ph.D. Business Administration, Management Theory
Ph.D. Art History, 19th Century France
Ph.D. Education, Teaching Theory
Journal Publication International Business, Organization Theory
M.A. Business Administration, Logistics
Ph.D. Knowledge Management, Organization Theory
Ph.D. Education, Transformational Mathematics Classroom
Ph.D. Education, Multicultural Training
Ph.D. Dance History, The Symbolist Period
M.A. Linguistics, Child Acquistion Studies
M.A. Art History, Postmodern Criticism
Ph.D. Business, Retailing
M.A. Russian Literature, Dostoevsky
M.A. British Literature, Conrad
Book Introduction, Chuan-Shi Thesaurus
Grant Proposal Linguistics, Code Switching
Journal Publication Health Science, AIDS
EDUCATION
Ph.D.,
Slavic Languages, Brown University, 1987.
Victor Terras, graduate advisor.
Dissertation: The Structure of
Verse Language: Theoretical and
Experimental Research in Russian and
Serbo-Croatian Syllabo-Tonic
Versification. Published 1989.
University of Zagreb [Sveuciliste u Zagrebu], Croatia,
Philology Department, U.S.
Department of Education Fulbright
Dissertation Abroad, 1983-84.
M. A., Slavic
Languages, Brown University,
1981.
Portland State University,
Summer Language Study and Study
Abroad (Yugoslavia), 1979.
Indiana
University,
Slavic Linguistics, 1978-79.
B. A.,
Russian Studies, The Union Institute,
Providence, Rhode Island, 1977.
Major in Russian Language and
Literature. Coursework
completed at Brown University, Yale
Summer Language Institute, Princeton
University, Rutgers University,
Swarthmore College, Middlebury
College and the Pushkin Institute,
Moscow, USSR.
Ohio
State University, Semester Abroad Program to the
U.S.S.R. (Moscow), 1977.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998-2005. Associate, Slavic
Seminar, Columbia University.
1999-2001. Education Program
Specialist, US Department of
Education, Washington, DC.
1995-1998. Visiting Scholar, The
Harriman Institute, Columbia
University.
1993-1995. Assistant Professor, The
American University.
1989-1993. Assistant Professor,
Allegheny College.
1988-89. Visiting Scholar, Brown
University.
1987-88. Assistant Professor, Hunter
College, City University of New
York.
1986-87. Assistant Professor,
University of Georgia, Athens,
Department of Slavic Languages.
Feedback
"Christine was a terrific editor—she helped with organization, editing, and with my Serbo-Croatian and Italian translations. I was very fortunate to find someone with her expertise—she made the last grueling stages of this process more bearable." —(Contact information on request)
"Chris is amazing!! She is supportive and kind. She gently kept me focused and on track. She put herself inside my head to beautifully articulate some of my hard to follow sentences. She advised me where I needed to be consistent, how to strengthen my work, where my gaps were and what I needed to do to bring it all into alignment. She responded quickly when I sent her work. She is the reason I completed my dissertation. I highly recommend her to everyone and I would definitely use her again for business or creative writing. She is wonderful to work with and I will miss her."
"I am humbled by the scientific editorial support that I have received from Christine. She has restructured my manuscript and helped me to strengthen my arguments for 'internal consistency'. In addition, she asked for additional data to complete the evaluation process, but more important, her skillful use of language allowed me to tell my story in a scholarly way. I will always request her services and encourage others to do the same. I thank God for Christine. Moreover, her compassion for her work and people comes through. I'm requesting that my name and affiliation not be disclosed at this time. Please know, she has taught me the value of an editor who is committed to serving mankind through her work. While my organization does not permit the use of its name, you are welcome to post my comments (but do not use my name at this time.) and refer others to my email address." — (Contact information on request)
"This past week, I was under immense pressure to meet an end of the semester deadline with my dissertation committee to schedule a prospectus hearing. I needed someone to read my work and provide feedback in a VERY short time frame. Dr. Tomei was extremely timely in her initial responses and willingness to help me in such a short timeframe. We worked through TWO edits of a 63 page document in less than 48 hours! Not only did Dr. Tomei edit the 'basic' grammatical structure of my writing, she challenged me to explore my topic further to develop a deeper level of understanding. She took the time to discuss with me (via email) the true meaning of the construct I am measuring. This further exploration of the topic enabled me to strengthen my rationale for my study and prepare for the
prospectus hearing.
She did a superb job
editing all three
chapters — the
introduction,
literature review and
methodology section. I
must admit, I have
never hired an editor
before and this
experience turned out
to be MORE than I ever
expected! Not only did
Dr. Tomei work
tirelessly to meet
every deadline, she
has guided me through
a challenging process.
I am more prepared for
my proposal meeting
based upon my work
with Dr. Tomei.
Looking back on this
experience, I don't
think I would have
arrived at this same
understanding (and
written draft of my
work) without her! I
am thankful for her
help and look forward
to working with her to
finish my
dissertation! Thank
you!" — Heather
Carter, Northern
Arizona University,
doctoral student in
educational leadership
"Dr. Tomei's advising is the kind every student dreams of - incisive, challenging and ultimately transforming. Although my initial request was for help paring down my focus, I soon realized that under Dr. Tomei's tutelage I had the chance to expand my creative vision. I came away with a document that has redefined my research and opened new doors in my academic career. In fact, consulting with her was more of a turbo course re-examining my field, while her invaluable insights and pithy wit buoyed my spirits at critical junctures. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity. The brainstorming and rewrite process was also tremendous fun, in large part due to Dr. Tome's remarkably refined analysis of a client’s style and objectives and deft cultivation of their skills. The depth and range of her expertise is staggering, and even as my project moved toward exigent reevaluation and a time crunch, her compassionate instruction inspired a growing confidence and trust in the progress rather than a daunting intellectual divide. Dr. Tomei is a rare mentor and incredibly generous with her feedback. Developing and editing my project with her help was always fascinating and provided me with a life-changing awareness. Once again, many thanks, and hope to work with you again!" —(Contact information on request)
"Chris willingly shares her incisive ability to organize ideas and words to maximize the clarity and impact. She is able to sculpt a raw document in concert with the vision of the author in order to realize a most impressive end product. Writing is a temperamental child often not conforming to the goals of the author for completion within planned parameters. Chris however always met her committed availability schedule and her commitments to return drafts. I never fancied myself much of a writer but, now that my dissertation has been successfully defended I am going on to write a book. This is an adventure I would never have considered had I not been the recipient of a kind of writing support I never knew existed until I experienced Chris's facility with her professional craft of editing."—(Contact information on request)
"Excellent feedback and direction in relationship to work submitted." Joseph Harmon, doctoral student, Indiana Wesleyan University
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