Sample of Completed Editing Projects
For works in process, names of authors are undisclosed to maintain confidentiality
ACADMIC AND SCHOLARLY
CREATIVE
OTHER
- How Readers Enter the World in Front of the Text: Reading the Rich Young Man in Mark's Gospel with Paul Ricoeur. Completed Thesis by Qi Zeng, Dominican School of Philosophy, Berkeley, California, 2019.
- The Divine Feminine in the Andes: A Comparative Triadic Theology from a Feminist Indigenous Perspective by Dr. Maria Cecilia Tizano la Fuente, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, 2019.
- From Crone to Mentor by Dr. Doris Bersing, Psychologist and Geriatric Consultant. (Completed 2018).
- Sailors, Soldiers and Saints: Religious Paintings for the American Military in World War II by Dr. Holly Anne Mitchem, Graduate Theological Institute, 2018.
- Sensory Selves: Images of Medieval Women Reading. Dissertation in process, Graduate Theological Union 2018-2020.
- "Human Perceptions of Draught in Karamoja, Uganda" by Dr. Katherine Nakalembe, University of Maryland, 2017.
- Towards a Catholic and Integral Ecology: Scotist and Animalist Conceptions of Moral Rationality. Dissertation, Graduate Theological Union, 2016.
- Spirituality of Beauty in the Art of Artemisia Gentileschi and Elisabetta Sirani by Dr. April Renee Lynch, Graduate Theological Union, 2013.
CREATIVE
- Unconscious Contracts: From Self Sabotage to Self Care, Sarah Peyton, W.W. Norton & Company, 2020 (in process).
- The Vestiges of Silence, a novel by Chilean author Jorge Yacoman, Santiago Chile, 2020.
- Haiku Journey Through 20th Century Music, music history through the lens of poetry, Suncloud Press, November 2019.
- How Does it Feel to be You: An Introduction to Animism, by Oshri Hilzenrath, 2018. ISBN: 978-965-90023-0-6. Available here: https://www.howdoesitfeeltobeyou.com.www.howdoesitfeeltobeyou.com
- Awakening to Love Through Travel: Adventures of Self-Discovery Through Travel, by Maria Ellora Cabbat, 2018 (available through Amazon).
- John Ruusbroec: Daily Meditations on the Spiritual Espousals, Leah Marie Buturain, University of Southern California, 2017.
OTHER
- Bold Heart Ranch, Mary Melcher, President. http://boldheartranch.com, website editing, 2018.
- Conscious Politics, Heather Jensen, www.heatherjensen.com, website editing, 2018
- "Food for the Parks: A Roadmap to Success." A Monograph of the Institute at the Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Parks Conservancy, 2013. Multiple authors.
Publications and Conference Papers by Cristina Olsen
- Kissing the Sky: Poetry and Photography, Suncloud Press, Novato, California, 2015.
- Nature in the Lives of Saints Brigit, Patrick and Columba, Lambert Academic Press, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2012.
- "No-thing and Is-ness in Meister Eckhart," Cultural Integration Fellowship Conference, San Francisco, 2012.
- "David Faas ha Muerto," Moving Art (an international culture and arts online magazine). www.moving-art.net/poetry/article/David_Fass_ha_muerto.aspx?sflang=es, 2009.
- “Did Brigit Love Animals Like a Good Celt Should? A Look at Cogitosus’s Life of Brigit,” Comitatus, Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 33/2002.
- "The Island of Iona: Landscape, Sanctity and Retreat," Museum of Welsh Life Publications, Cardiff, Wales, 2002.
- "Iona: The Spiritual Landscape of the Columban Exile," Papers of the International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, England, 2002.
- "The Alchemical World of Saint John of the Cross," Publications of the Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, 2000.
- "Gardens and God's Presence: The Confluence of Ethics and Aesthetics," Papers of the Conference of Environmental Aesthetics, Utah State University, 1999.
- Psychological Principles Applied to Learning and Tutoring Languages. Tutoring Training Module, Sonoma State University, 1980.
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Editor and Writing Coach
Lifelong career as writer, editor, and bilingual English/Spanish translator for multiple industries, and for clients with English as a second language. Experienced in all aspects of editing (content editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading), and experienced in fact checking and multiple styles: CMS, APA, AP, MLA.
2010-Current, Freelance Editor for Academic and Independent Scholars
Specializing in the Humanities and Behavioral Sciences.
Graduate students associated with the following universities: Boston College; Dominican School of Philosophy, Graduate Theological Union, Notre Dame de Namur, University of California in Berkeley and Davis; University of Southern California; University of Maryland; L’Universite de Toulouse, France.
Recent published authors: Sarah Peyton (author of Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing), now completing a follow-up book, Unconscious Contracts, W. W. Norton & Company (TBP 2020); Jorge Yacoman, The Vestiges of Silence, Santiago, Chile. English translation, 2020; Dave R. Muñoz, Haiku Journey Through 20th Century Music, Suncloud Press, 2019; Oshri Hilzenrath, How Does it Feel to be You: An Introduction to Animism, Israel, 2018.
1987-2010, Fundraising and Grants Writing Professional:
NaturBridge (environmental education); Golden Gate Parks Conservancy; Puente a la Salud Comunitaria, Mexico (sustainable farming); California Institute of Integral Studies; World Neighbors (international development); Marin Interfaith Council.
1967-1987, Editorial Assistant and Spanish/English Translator:
University of Chile, Santiago (Spanish to English translations of faculty papers for publication); Holt, Rinehart & Winston (review and editing of Spanish language textbooks); Look Magazine, San Francisco Office (review and editing of article submissions).
1970-1987, Teaching and Tutoring:
John F. Kennedy University, Adjunct Professor in the Humanities; Sonoma State University, Spanish Language Tutor; Berlitz School of Languages, Buenos Aires, English Teacher.
Education
PhD, Religion and Geography, Graduate Theological Union and University of California.
Post-Graduate Certificate in Analytical Psychology, ISAP, Zurich, Switzerland.
M.A., Philosophy and World Religions, California Institute of Integral Studies.
B.A., Anthropology and Psychology, Sonoma State University.
Certified Professional Writing Coach, The Coaches Training Institute.
Lifelong career as writer, editor, and bilingual English/Spanish translator for multiple industries, and for clients with English as a second language. Experienced in all aspects of editing (content editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading), and experienced in fact checking and multiple styles: CMS, APA, AP, MLA.
2010-Current, Freelance Editor for Academic and Independent Scholars
Specializing in the Humanities and Behavioral Sciences.
Graduate students associated with the following universities: Boston College; Dominican School of Philosophy, Graduate Theological Union, Notre Dame de Namur, University of California in Berkeley and Davis; University of Southern California; University of Maryland; L’Universite de Toulouse, France.
Recent published authors: Sarah Peyton (author of Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing), now completing a follow-up book, Unconscious Contracts, W. W. Norton & Company (TBP 2020); Jorge Yacoman, The Vestiges of Silence, Santiago, Chile. English translation, 2020; Dave R. Muñoz, Haiku Journey Through 20th Century Music, Suncloud Press, 2019; Oshri Hilzenrath, How Does it Feel to be You: An Introduction to Animism, Israel, 2018.
1987-2010, Fundraising and Grants Writing Professional:
NaturBridge (environmental education); Golden Gate Parks Conservancy; Puente a la Salud Comunitaria, Mexico (sustainable farming); California Institute of Integral Studies; World Neighbors (international development); Marin Interfaith Council.
1967-1987, Editorial Assistant and Spanish/English Translator:
University of Chile, Santiago (Spanish to English translations of faculty papers for publication); Holt, Rinehart & Winston (review and editing of Spanish language textbooks); Look Magazine, San Francisco Office (review and editing of article submissions).
1970-1987, Teaching and Tutoring:
John F. Kennedy University, Adjunct Professor in the Humanities; Sonoma State University, Spanish Language Tutor; Berlitz School of Languages, Buenos Aires, English Teacher.
Education
PhD, Religion and Geography, Graduate Theological Union and University of California.
Post-Graduate Certificate in Analytical Psychology, ISAP, Zurich, Switzerland.
M.A., Philosophy and World Religions, California Institute of Integral Studies.
B.A., Anthropology and Psychology, Sonoma State University.
Certified Professional Writing Coach, The Coaches Training Institute.