I hold a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Manchester and an MA in Natural Sciences (history and philosophy of science) from the University of Cambridge. I worked as a cultural anthropologist for over a decade in Croatia and Germany (2008–2019).
I'm fluent in Croatian, German, and Spanish, with intermediate-level knowledge of Czech and French. As a result, I often collaborate with academics working across languages and cultures.
I'm the author of three anthropology monographs, including one on queer approaches to football fan activism in Croatia (Routledge) and more recently, a coauthored monograph on shipyard ethnography (University of Toronto Press). I've discussed my work on national television in Australia and in Red Pepper magazine. You can find my publications here.
I left academia in 2019 to train professionally as a developmental editor and line/copyeditor, including advanced courses with the University of Chicago. I work primarily in US English and am fully fluent in the Chicago Manual of Style, but I am fully fluent in UK English styles too.
My editorial practice is shaped by both my scholarly training and knowledge and my editorial craft knowledge. I have also trained in fiction developmental and line editing (Club Ed; Editorial Freelancers Association), with particular expertise in prose rhythm, voice, and style. These skills are especially valuable when working on ethnography and other narrative-driven scholarly writing, and form the basis of the workshops I run for creative academic authors.