Editing experience

• Copyeditor, APA Blog (January 2026 – present)
  • Copyedit blog posts for the American Philosophical Association blog for grammar and style.
  • Communicate with academic authors and editors to ensure integrity of edits and timeliness of publication.
  • Revise existing blog style guide for internal consistency and suitability.
• Series Editor, Bloomsbury Academic (July 2023 – present)
  • Produce a four-volume book series, managing initial submissions, review, and manuscript preparation.
  • Lead editorial board in overseeing submissions and managing communications with authors.
  • Edit submissions to ensure correctness, clarity, and consistency with publisher house style.
• Book Review Editor, Philosophy East and West (May 2020 – August 2023)
  • Solicited new book reviews, increasing the number and frequency of South Asian philosophy reviews.
  • Revised book review contributions to improve argumentation, clarity, and structure.
  • Performed copyediting passes for correctness and consistency with house style.
  • Worked with non-native English speakers to ensure clarity while keeping the author’s voice intact.
• Copyeditor (subcontractor), Flatpage editorial agency (July 2023 – November 2023)
  • Copyedited academic book projects, including citation styles for legal texts.
  • Copyedited Bloomberg Connects mobile app content for art museums, ensuring consistency and a cohesive user experience.

Academic and authorial experience

• Associate Professor, Smith College, Massachusetts, USA (January 2024 – present)
  • Design and teach courses focusing on philosophy of language, aesthetics, and Indian philosophy.
• Associate Professor, Yale-NUS College, Singapore (2015 – 2023)
  • Designed and taught courses focusing on philosophy of language and Indian philosophy.
  • Designed and taught the senior thesis writing seminar.
• Book Editor and Author
  • Author of three academic monographs (Hackett Publishing 2025, Oxford University Press 2024, Bloomsbury Academic Publishing 2019)
  • Editor or coeditor of two academic collections (Routledge 2024, Bloomsbury Academic Publishing 2020)

Education and training

• UC San Diego Extended Studies, March 2026
  • Copyediting Certificate
  • Focus on Chicago Manual of Style
• PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
  • Philosophy, with a focus on language and Sanskrit
• MA, University of Missouri – St. Louis, 2006
  • Philosophy, with a focus on language and mind
• BA, Grove City College, 2000
  • English literature and Spanish language double major

Tools and languages

• MS Word, LaTeX, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), WordPress
• Markdown, HTML
• Advanced Sanskrit competence

Professional memberships

• American Philosophical Association
• Editorial Freelancer’s Association