Reba is a writer and certified copy editor with seven years’ experience crafting articles, refining scholarly texts, and auditing business podcasts for inclusiveness. She is a PhD graduate of Loyola University Chicago's sociology program, and has certificates in writing and editing, including the editing certification from the University of Chicago Professional Editing Program. She spent 11 years in academia and has peer-reviewed publications in poverty, media representations, teaching sociology, and climate migration, all published in high-tier journals.

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As a freelancer, Reba specializes in copyediting, inclusive editing, and developmental editing with a focus on the work's accuracy, inclusiveness, and readability. She helps her clients strengthen their writing and, equally important, welcome audiences to their articles, textbooks, podcasts, and business materials. Her clients include media firms, scholarly publishers, research organizations, and business marketers, who describe her as "a valuable asset," "fantastic to work with," and someone who "perform[s] under deadlines with quality work."

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Reba lives in the Chicago area with her husband and an assortment of freshwater fish that include angel fish, catfish, and two huge plecos. When she’s not working, she pursues her rock star dreams of playing piano and guitar. She loves movies and spy novels, enjoys traveling, and imagines moving to Southern California for the warmth and mountains — a dream destined to remain in her imagination until the housing prices there go way, way down!