Besides Dr. Karen, The Professor Is In team includes these amazing editors and coaches. Kel Weinhold runs all live interview and campus visit prep and the Unstuck Productivity program. The editing and coaching staff work together with Karen daily on client correspondence and document editing – maintaining a CONTINUAL daily group text and email dialogue about current client document editing judgments, special requests and circumstances, and crowdsourcing for optimally individualized responsiveness to all client needs. All editors have been intensively trained by Karen, and all guarantee total confidentiality. We run a tight ship with a complete commitment to professionalism. I (Karen) vouch for the work of the team 100%.
Kel Weinhold (they/them) is co-owner of The Professor Is In, and. is our Productivity Coach. They created and run Unstuck: The Art of Productivity and other programs dedicated to identifying and overcoming roadblocks to success (however you define it). They have coached faculty through successful tenure cases, and are mentioned in many acknowledgment pages! Kel has had many careers and they are now bookstore owner (Outliers Books in Eugene Oregon). They bring this wisdom to their work with clients. They are motivated by one overarching goal: to help you create a sustainable and meaningful life inside or outside academia.
Nica Davidov (She/her) is Full Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Director of the MA Anthropology program at Monmouth University in New Jersey, and also served on the tenure and promotion committee there. She holds a PhD from New York University (2008) and has previously worked at Maastricht University and Leiden University in the Netherlands. She works on all services offered by TPII and also handles our consulting on graduate school applications. She lives in Brooklyn.- Book an Interview Intervention with Nica.
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- Vadricka Etienne:
Vadricka Etienne (she/her) is an assistant professor of African American and Black Diaspora Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research examines how ethnicity structures the familial and romantic lives of second-generation Black immigrants. She completed her Ph.D. in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center in 2020. She enjoys spoiling her new plant, trying new recipes, and reading for fun.
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Paige Morgan (she/her) has been a core member of the TPII editing team since 2019. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Wyoming (UW) in 2018. She is currently an Instructor of Anatomy & Physiology at Laramie County Community College and teaches Pharmacology in the School of Nursing at UW. Prior to this, Paige worked in federal TRIO programs, first in Student Success Services and then the McNair Scholars Program. As a first-generation college student and proud female in STEM, she is committed to making the academy a space where everyone can find their way. In her free time, Paige is a photographer who specializes in the vast, open landscapes of the American West. You can often find her exploring these landscapes by mountain bike or skis, whichever the Wyoming weather permits.
Faith Okpotor (she/her) is an assistant professor of political science at Moravian University and a security fellow at the Truman National Security Project. She studies political violence and international security with a special emphasis on Africa. Her current research examines the dynamics of post-election violence in Africa and mitigation approaches. Her other research interests include US foreign policy, postcolonial IR theory, feminist IR theory and research methodology. Her research has been supported by the United States Institute of Peace, National Science Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and U.S. Department of Defense’s Minerva Research Initiative. She holds an MA and PhD in political science and international relations from the University of Delaware, an MS in journalism from Northwestern University, and a BA in microbiology and creative writing from Hampshire College. Dr. Okpotor teaches courses in international and comparative politics, and international security. In her spare time Faith enjoys, cooking, traveling, movies, and spending time outdoors and with her family.
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Kim Williams (she/her) is Full Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary, where she has served on many hiring and tenure and promotion committees across the social sciences, humanities, and community health. With a PhD from the University of Maryland (2009) and a Master of Social Work from Western New Mexico University (2025), Kim’s work challenges settler colonial approaches to knowledge production, with particular attention to how institutions shape lived experiences of care, identity, and belonging. Along with her faculty gig, Kim maintains a small counselling practice supporting feminist, queer, and BIPOC scholars. A former repeat client of TPII, she knows all too well the blow to the ego that round of edits can be, but also how much better the writing is after getting past the fist-shaking and f-bombs! Kim is a member of the editing team for both TPII and TPIO documents.
Kate Dugan (She/her) handles our Teaching Demo coaching. Kate is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Springfield College in Massachusetts and studies contemporary Catholicism in the U.S. She completed her PhD in Religious Studies from Northwestern University in 2015. She spent two years on the job market and knows how hard it is. Kate offers Teaching Demonstration interventions and document work for clients of TPII.
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