Ellen Russon

Ellen Russon is an independent academic translator and editor specializing in German-to-English translation and English-language editing. With more than 20 years of experience translating in the social sciences, she serves clients at universities, research institutes, funding foundations, university hospitals, and other organizations. Her work includes translating research texts and editing and proofreading English manuscripts for journal submission. She also helps prepare manuscripts to meet publication requirements, including journal author guidelines and APA, ICMJE, and Chicago style.

Russon’s projects span education, psychology, psychiatry, behavioral research, sociology, political science, social work, and quantitative science studies. She also edits texts for firms and supports researchers with grant proposals, dissertations, abstracts, CVs, and reviews. Her recent work includes journal articles, conference papers, questionnaires, web-page copy, and landscape architecture project descriptions. Educated at the University of Zurich and Brandeis University, Russon is a native English speaker and a dual US-Swiss national. She is a member of the European Association of Science Editors and the Council of Science Editors, bringing specialist academic experience to clear, publication-ready writing.