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Katie Van Heest


Adjunct Assistant Professor

English - Liberal Arts & Sciences

Biography:

Katie Van Heest, PhD, is an academic editor specializing in the humanities. She received her doctorate in religion from Claremont Graduate University and a certificate in editing from the University of Chicago. Through her practice, Tweed Editing, she has edited for university presses, research centers, and scholarly societies. Katie has taught at Pomona College, been a reader at the Huntington Library, served on the board of the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, and judged the Portland Regional Spelling Bee. She is associate editor of the book series Scripturalization: Discourse, Formation, Power from Lexington/Fortress Academic and recently served as critical editor for a new edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that incorporates Lewis Carroll’s latest revisions and apparent preferences in punctuation, spelling, and page layout. Her editorial services have been featured by Uppercase magazine, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, and Copyediting.com (now part of ACES: The Society for Editing).

Education
  • PhD, Religion
    Claremont Graduate University
  • BA, Gender Studies, Religious Studies
    Scripps College
  • Certificate in Editing
    University of Chicago