Editing

I'm a freelance editor. I have seven years of editing experience from my work at CSIS. I'm also a part-time copyeditor for Rethink Priorities, where I review publications focused on global health and development, animal welfare, artificial intelligence, and climate change. I do additional contract work with other think tanks and foundations listed below.

Consultation: I review early-stage research and advise on methods, sources, timelines, and post-launch media strategies. My rate is typically $300-500 for the average 20-page policy report.

Copyediting: My rate is $50/hour, and I can typically review 6-9 pages per hour, depending on report complexity. I am most familiar with APA and Chicago style guides, but can support alternative formats. I approach copyediting as a researcher, and therefore fact-check and investigate arguments and conclusions, in addition to suggesting stylistic and grammatical changes. Please email me at shaanakshaikh@gmail.com for any requests.

My consulting and editing portfolio includes the following publications:

• Can Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) producers displace fishmeal? (RP, Dec 2024)

• Investments into insect farming (RP, Dec 2024)

• Hypertension in low- and middle-income countries (RP, Dec 2024)

• The Welfare of Digital Minds: A Research Agenda (RP, Nov 2024)

• Valuing Impacts Across Species: A Research Agenda (RP, Nov 2024)

• Pulse: US attitudes and awareness regarding effective giving and philanthropic cause areas (RP, Nov 2024)

• 2024 Animal Advocacy Strategy Forum: Event summary and survey results (RP, Nov 2024)

• Interventions to improve the effectiveness of government procurement (RP, Nov 2024)

• Impact ranking database: A feasibility study for Charity Navigator (RP, Nov 2024)

• Chinese AISI Counterparts (IAPS, Oct 2024)

• Cost-effectiveness analysis of Lafiya Nigeria intervention (RP, Oct 2024)

• Response to BIS RFC on Establishment of Reporting Requirements for the Development of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters (IAPS, Oct 2024)

• Understanding the First Wave of AI Safety Institutes: Characteristics, Functions, and Challenges (IAPS, Oct 2024)

• Mapping Technical Safety Research at AI Companies (IAPS, Sept 2024)

• The Charitable Resource Allocation Frameworks and Tools (CRAFT) Sequence (RP, July 2024; eight posts)

• Coordinated Disclosure of Dual-Use Capabilities: An Early Warning System for Advanced AI (IAPS, June 2024)

• Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense (CSIS, Dec 2023)

• Call me, maybe? Hotlines and global catastrophic risk report (FP, Jan 2023)

• Autonomous weapon systems and military artificial intelligence (AI) applications report (FP, May 2022)