What Clients Say
My clients are doctoral students working through dissertations, faculty preparing for tenure review, and scholars at every career stage navigating high-stakes academic writing. They come to me to finish the dissertation, earn tenure, publish the article, and make the case for their own work with clarity and force. Here is how they describe our work together.
Dissertation & Graduate Writing
Doctoral students are rarely taught dissertation writing as a genre — they're expected to absorb its conventions by reading finished products and responding to committee feedback. My work with graduate clients focuses on what that implicit training skips: how to structure an argument across chapters, how to position a literature review as intellectual intervention rather than summary, and how to write with a scholarly voice that signals command of the field.
"You are a Godsend!"
"Without Rhiannon's consistent hands-on support, I wouldn't have finished my PhD in the proposed timeframe. She is an authentic person, a skillful mentor, and exceptional as a dissertation coach. She is smart, quick, and was always receptive to my unique workflow as a mother and scholar. She helped me organize and track my short-term tasks to eventually conclude, submit, and defend my dissertation. As a scholar, she honored my work as a decolonial community-engaged researcher and my need to be deeply reflexive while I wrote about my methods, findings, and the diverse group of collaborators who participated in my work. She complemented the support I received from my dissertation committee by adding a helpful fresh perspective and by closely reviewing my writing. Having regular live-one-on-one work sessions helped tremendously. I am grateful to cross paths with her at a time in my academic career that felt isolated and murky. I did it! Thanks, Rhiannon!"
Frida Espinosa, Ph.D., MPH
Completed Ph.D. in Public Health
at Arizona State University
"I worked very closely with Rhiannon over two years as she provided me with guidance and support in completing my dissertation. She helped me design chapters that incorporated my ideas clearly and coherently, with the reader in mind. She also consistently provided moral support to help me move forward when I felt stuck. Rhiannon was thoughtful to my needs as a learner and dissected my writing, allowing me to see the strengths of my work. She is a tireless educator who is eager to have every project meet the highest standard of excellence."
Completed Doctorate of Education
in the Mid-Career Program in Educational Leadership at University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Tenure & Promotion
Faculty going up for tenure face a specific and underappreciated writing challenge: how to narrate a coherent scholarly identity across years of work, to an audience that does not share your subfield. These clients came to me after prior review processes had raised concerns, or because they knew the stakes were too high to leave the writing to chance.
"Rhiannon helped me understand what tenure review committees were looking for, and successfully narrate the "through-lines" across what my reviewers had previously named 'disparate areas of research'. I would not have achieved tenure and promotion without her."
Anonymous, Ph.D.
Earned Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor
at Binghamton University
"Rhiannon can help you produce stronger materials for the review in front of you while also helping you think strategically about the years ahead."
"Rhiannon's insights and constructive feedback made me feel supported and confident and, by the end, genuinely proud of the [tenure and promotion] materials I had produced. Through strategy sessions and detailed written feedback, Rhiannon helped transform my statements from reiterations of my CV into coherent narratives that clearly communicated my work, contributions, and trajectory as a scholar-educator. She helped me sharpen connections and contributions across my work that I knew were there but had struggled to articulate on my own.
Her extensive experience with tenure and promotion processes was also especially valuable as she helped me decode and demystify what a promotion portfolio actually needs to do as a genre, not just what it needs to include.
Rhiannon is a wonderful combination of encouraging and razor sharp. Her feedback was deeply constructive without ever being discouraging, and she consistently helped me see both what was already working and where I could make the materials stronger. I sought out her support early while preparing for my third year review, and I am especially grateful that I did that. I know her early imprint on my materials will help me not only in this round, but throughout the rest of my trajectory toward tenure.
I came away from the process feeling more prepared, strategic, and capable. I highly recommend working with Rhiannon, especially early in the tenure and promotion process if you are able. She can help you produce stronger materials for the review in front of you while also helping you think strategically about the years ahead."
"It was clear from the start that Rhiannon’s sharp analytical skills, keen attention to detail, and exceptional writing expertise set her apart. In addition to her extensive knowledge of higher education, she helped me align my experiences and achievements with the university's policies and expectations. Beyond that, her warmth, encouragement, and deep understanding of academic life made the whole process feel far less daunting. Rhiannon didn’t just strengthen my portfolio, she also boosted my confidence and helped me take the next step in my career. Her insights were absolutely invaluable—they helped me navigate the complexities of tenure and promotion processes in this current competitive academic landscape. Thanks to her guidance, I earned both tenure and promotion!"
Anonymous, Ed.D.
Earned Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor
at State University of New York