Editing

I'm a freelance editor for think tanks and charitable foundations focused on global health and development, animal welfare, artificial intelligence, and nuclear security.

My rate is $85/hour. This includes (1) developmental editing, including advice on research methods, tools, and sources; (2) copyediting, proofreading, and fact-checking; and/or (3) planning for post-launch media and policy uptake strategies.

Please email me at shaanakshaikh@gmail.com for any requests.

I've worked with...

My editing portfolio includes the following publications:

• “Overview and funding priorities for reproductive health in East and Francophone West Africa,” RP, June 2025.

• “Plant-Based Diet-Shift Initiative Case Studies: New York City,” RP, May 2025.

• “Plant-Based Diet-Shift Initiative Case Studies: Coolfood,” RP, May 2025.

• “Plant-Based Diet-Shift Initiative Case Studies: Denmark’s Plant-Based Food Grant,” RP, May 2025.

• “Plant-Based Diet-Shift Initiative Case Studies: GoodDot Alternative Protein Company,” RP, May 2025.

• “Plant-Based Diet-Shift Initiative Case Studies: German Retailer Transitions,” RP, May 2025.

• Securing remote external GPAI evaluations,” AIPB, May 2025.

• “Health Systems Strengthening,” RP, Apr 2025. 

• “Forecasting farmed animal numbers in 2033,” RP, Apr 2025.

• “AI Agent Governance: A Field Guide,” IAPS, Apr 2025.

• “US Foreign Aid Funding Pause: A Framework for Giving in Uncertain Times,” RP, Mar 2025.

• “Promising Interventions in Maternal and Neonatal Health,” RP, Mar 2025.

• “Governments Need to Protect AI Industry Whistleblowers: Here’s How,” AIPB, Feb 2025.

• “Meta Coordination Forum (2024) / Talent Need Survey,” RP, Jan 2025.

• “Effects of Restrictive Animal Product Alternative Labeling Laws on Supply-chain Costs,” RP, Jan 2025.

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

• “Insect farming: investment trends and projected production capacity,” 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.

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

• “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.