Certification by DPLS Approved Editors Employed by Students

The certification is to be attached to (a) the dissertation proposal before the committee signs the proposal approval form and (b) the dissertation before the committee signs the dissertation.  If the committee recommends changes to the document at the time of the signing of the dissertation, a new certification must be submitted before the dissertation is sent to the Dean.

Approved Editors

The following individuals have been approved or recertified by the DPLS to edit dissertations using APA 6.  They may also be hired to review articles for publication and to work with students on candidacy and class papers. 

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Joanie Eppinga - eppinga@earthlink.net 108 N. Cedar St. Spokane, WA 99201 509.838.6720

Joanie Eppinga has a BA in English from Concordia College; studied at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford, England; and has a MA in Counseling from Gonzaga University. For 14 years she had had her own business, Eagle Eye Editing & Writing (www.eagleeyeediting.com). She edits dissertations, academic journals, websites, software, manuscripts, and other documents. She has a reputation for working quickly and accurately, and for being very familiar with APA.

Beth Armstrong earmstrong@zagmail.gonzaga.edu 509.290.1508 Located on the South Hill

Beth Armstrong received her BA in Communication at Seattle Pacific University and an MA in Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. As an undergraduate she worked as a tutor at the campus writing lab. She spent a year as a writer and editor for an online newspaper and has published both scholarly and non-academic work.

Melissa Lowdon, Ph.D. -  lowdon@gonzaga.edu 509-939-8922

 Melissa received her MA in English from Eastern Washington University and her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University. She has published her dissertation research in World Future Review and has published several articles in local magazines. For 20 years, Melissa has been a teacher of multiple disciplines in higher education, and she continues to teach as an adjunct faculty member at Gonzaga University in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program and the undergraduate communications department.  

Becoming an Approved Editor

Attend an introduction session on using the template 

From time to time the Program conducts introduction sessions that cover the use to the template and DPLS exceptions to APA 6.  These sessions are open to student and anyone wanting to be an editor.  To receive notification concerning schedules, please email Marnie Broughton at <broughton@gonzaga.edu>.  The next introduction session is scheduled for June 23, 9:00 to noon.  Please let Marnie know if you are planning to attend. 

Practice

Download the practice file TestFileNA.  Download the instructions for editing the test files.  Drop TestFileNA into the template and edit.  Compare your results with the TestFileNAEdited.  Note that TestFileNA was so poorly written, that editing could only begin the revisions process.  Even after editing, TestFileNA remains poorly written and is not an example of what is expected in Program papers. Editors should not rewrite papers but can make suggestions that the author of the paper can use to learn ways to improve their work. 

Get added to the list of approved editors

Request TestFileNC from Marnie Broughton.  Drop TestFileNC into the template and edit.  Return a copy of your edited file with Track Changes showing edits and comments.  Name this file TestFileNCYourLastName.  Include in the email message your contact information and a short paragraph about your background relevant to serving as an editor.  You will be contacted for an appointment to review your submission.