Ellie Andrews, PhD
Ellie earned her PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University in 2020 and a master’s in Geography from Penn State in 2012. Her research is mostly in environmental sociology, but she has experience in many other disciplines: Political Science, French, Geography, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, American Studies, and even Entomology! Her most recent research was on beekeepers’ diverse efforts to “save the bees” – and their very different degrees of success.
Ellie has taught and tutored writing at Cornell, to both conventional students and incarcerated undergraduates, including lots of multilingual writers. She began working as a freelance editor after realizing that there was a broader need for what she had been doing for free for friends and colleagues for many years. Coaching is so much more important than line editing in helping writers produce work that they are proud of. She is here to help you create good habits (ones that will serve you in other areas, too), figure out which rules can be broken and why, and, most importantly, learn to trust yourself as a writer.
Languages: English
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Refereed journal articles
Andrews, E. (2019). “The main objection to numerous small bee keepers”: Biosecurity and the professionalization of beekeeping. Journal of Historical Geography, 67, 81–90.
Andrews, E. (2019). To save the bees or not to save the bees: Honey bee health in the Anthropocene. Agriculture and Human Values, 36(4), 891–902.
Andrews, E., & McCarthy, J. (2014). Scale, shale, and the state: Political ecologies and legal geographies of shale gas development in Pennsylvania. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 4(1), 7–16.
Book chapters
Andrews, E. & McCarthy, J. (2017). Micropolitics in the Marcellus Shale. In L. Horowitz & M. Watts (Eds.), Grassroots Environmental Governance: Community Engagements with Industry (pp. 188-208). New York: Routledge.
Other publications
Andrews, E. (August 2019). Information literacy for beekeepers. Bee Culture, 147(8), 40–42.
Andrews, E., Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, H., & Kay, D. (2014). “The Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act and Smart Growth in New York State: Overview.” New York State Water Resources Institute, Cornell University.
Andrews, E., Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, H., & Kay, D. (2014). “Water and Sewer Infrastructure: Implementation of the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.” New York State Water Resources Institute, Cornell University.
Andrews, E. (2013). “The Resilience of Beekeeping: Hobby hives in the Finger Lakes.” Prepared for the ACSF-Oxfam Rural Resilience Community Assessment Project.
Andrews, E. and Hesse, A. (2012) “Case Study: Marcellus Shale: Impacts and Intersections with Climate Change.” Prepared for a draft technical report for the US National Climate Assessment (Climate Change in the Northeast: A Sourcebook), but not included in the final version.
Andrews, E. & Kelsey, T. (2011). “Impacts, Opportunities, and Challenges for Marcellus-Related Businesses in Pennsylvania.” University Park, PA: Penn State Extension.
Andrews, E. & Kelsey, T. (2011). “Downtown Business Communities and Marcellus Shale Development in Pennsylvania.” University Park, PA: Penn State Extension.