Rachel Finnegan: Course tutor
Freelance editor | Proofreader | Author
Irish Academic Editing | Full Member of AFEPI Ireland
I am Head Tutor for the College of Media and Publishing and have been a tutor on the Proofreading and editing course since September 2016.
I have a BA and a PhD in classics and am a full member of the Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders and Indexers of Ireland (AFEPI Ireland). I also have several professional qualifications from CMP, CIEP and the Publishing Training Centre (UK).
I have been running my own editing business, Irish Academic Editing, since 2015 and my skills include proofreading, copy editing, academic editing, academic writing, and editorial training.
My clients include academic publishers, art publishers, academic institutions, cultural institutions, local authorities, government agencies, and individual writers and researchers.
I was an academic administrator for three years and a lecturer in arts and humanities for 20 years. I am also the author of seven academic books and numerous journal articles on the history of eighteenth-century travel and collecting.