About Us

Who we are

A boutique academic services company, we offer a comprehensive range of professional research, formatting, coaching, and academic editing services to guide scholars through the writing and publishing process. Together, we help you reach your academic and scholarly goals with less stress and more success. Let’s work together to make your journey smoother and more rewarding.

Wide range of academic editing services

We’re dedicated to providing expert guidance and support to graduate and professional students and scholars throughout their academic career, from dissertation and thesis writing to bar exam essay writing. Our comprehensive range of academic editing services help make your path smoother and less stressful. You are an expert in your discipline; let us help you share your expertise through quality academic writing. 

Excellent team of academic experts

EditingWorm is a close-knit, family-oriented company with a highly qualified team of experienced academic writers, editors, researchers, and coaches. Everyone on our team holds an advanced degree in their field, has deep knowledge of academic publishing conventions and standard style guides, and has been personally trained by our PhD founder.

Headshot of Dr. Katrina Oko-Odoi, PhD, dissertation coach, standing in front of a bookshelf

Founder & Chief Editor

I believe that no graduate student should feel lost or unsupported. That’s why I’ve made it my mission to provide scholars with the personalized, empathetic support they need to succeed in their academic journey.

Dr. Katrina Oko-Odoi

I’ve been obsessed with writing and reading since I was a young girl attending Pacific View elementary in southern California. I spent my childhood years immersed in nature and the far-away worlds of the literature I read. If you looked for me on a Saturday afternoon, chances were you would find me curled up reading in a secret garden of my own design hidden in my family’s backyard. Thanks to the encouragement of my parents and teachers, I began writing poetry before the age of ten. By the time I turned eleven, I was a published poet in several magazines for young authors. I have nurtured my passion for putting words to the page, and for literature capable of sparking my imagination, ever since. I have gone on to pursue a Master’s and Doctorate in Literature from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), while continuing to nurture my creativity by penning poetry and maintaining a literary blog. I have published many book reviews, articles, and creative pieces along the way. Animated by many different sources of inspiration, I quickly found my passion being channeled into entrepreneurship and leadership.
What I realized as a young female writer was the lack of resources and support available to promising, aspiring youth who had already found their passion in life. Whether it was a talent for the arts, or a gift for coding and web development, or even a fascination with science, my peers and I, all intelligent young women, were often frustrated by adults’ unwillingness to take us seriously. We were disheartened by the lack of avenues and role models available to us to encourage the development of our skills and talent. Fiercely independent, I paved a road for myself all on my own, continuing to write on the side as I entered college and embarked on my graduate career. During that time, I have added Spanish language and Latin American literature to my repertoire, deepening my understanding of this literary and linguistic sphere by studying and traveling throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Having served as a source of support and encouragement for my peers and younger students ever since I can remember, it was during my years as a graduate student that I realized how to best fulfill my passion. I noticed there was a need for personalized, hands-on support of young students and aspiring leaders to help guide them in their path towards professionalization. As my own path launched me from academia into the private sector, I discovered the looming divide that exists between the worlds of higher education and business. Having one foot firmly planted in each sphere, I founded EditingWorm with the goal of bridging the daunting gap between academia and the private sector. Since our launch in 2011, EditingWorm has taken on a life of its own and grown in exciting directions that allow for our engagement with high school and college students, young entrepreneurs and leaders, as well as graduate students, scholars, and aspiring and published authors around the world. I look forward to seeing where the future takes us, and to being inspired by my job every day.
Keep writing,
Katrina Oko-Odoi, PhD
Founder and Chief Editor