Joy H. Greenberg, PhD, MFA
JOY H. GREENBERG, PhD, MFA, is the proprietress of Greenshadow Productions, which provides writing, calligraphy, editorial, and proofreading services. She is:
- A former managing editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture (JSRNC)
- A freelance writer, calligrapher, editor, and proofreader specializing in academic articles, doctoral dissertations, non-native English writers, memoirs, personal essays, creative nonfiction, and all intersections of the above
- Author of numerous blogs, articles, and essays, including a memoir abut her late husband Chuck Greenberg, and Shadowfax, A Pause in the Rain
- Jewelry designer of gemstone, macramé, and shell necklaces, earrings, and bracelets
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From Happy Customer Ann Maxwell, PhD:
“Joy, your edits [to my doctoral dissertation] were extraordinarily helpful. I am grateful to you for each and every grammatical error you found, every comma you suggested deleting, the name misspellings you noted, consistencies you demanded, etc. My manuscript will be the better because of your assistance.”
Curriculum Vitae & Accolades
Top 5% of Researchers on Academia.edu
Education:
Ph.D. in mythological studies with emphasis in depth psychology and religion, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA, 2012. Video of oral defense of dissertation: STRANDS: WEAVING MYTHOPOIETIC NARRATIVES OF PLACE AS ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
M.F.A. in creative writing with emphasis in creative nonfiction, California State University, Chico, 2004. Thesis: A PAUSE IN THE RAIN, a memoir about Grammy Award-winning SHADOWFAX and CHUCK GREENBERG
California Teaching Credential, Multiple Subjects and Single Subjects in Art & English, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 1994
B.A. in experimental psychology, Barnard College, NYC, 1971
Editorial Advice published by JOY H. GREENBERG
Personal essays published by JOY H. GREENBERG
“Children of the Tides” in Archaeopteryx Vol. 3, 2016
“Alumna Letter” in Barnard Bulletin 67.5; Nov.23-Dec. 6, 2008
“Blood Trolls” in The Imperfect Parent; September 4, 2006
“Death of a Dodger Fan” in Courthouse News Service Editorials and Commentary; June 9, 2005
“No Long Goodbyes” in Verbsap; May 2005 issue, excerpted from A PAUSE IN THE RAIN
“The Art of Losing” in Drexel Online Journal; 2004
“Song of Sighs” in Terrain Magazine; December, 2003
“Pet Buyers Beware” in The Tribune, San Luis Obispo County; January 9, 2003
“On Being an Imaginary Jew” in Seven Seas Magazine; December, 2002
Research writer and photographer of articles published in the Tribune, San Luis Obispo, CA:
“Doing The Kuyam at Ojai Resort and Spa” 11-5-00
“Osteopenia: The ‘Little Sister’ of Osteoporosis” 2-9-01
Academic presentations by JOY H. GREENBERG:
Academic articles published by JOY H. GREENBERG:
“Silverstrand An Ecocritique of Place and Creativity” in Interdisciplinary Study of Literature and Environment x044; Jul. 2017: 1-27.
“REVIEW ESSAY The Doctrine of Discovery as a Doctrine of Domination” in Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture 10.2; Apr. 2016: 236-244
“FIELD NOTES What’s in a Name? Autonymia Meets Cartography in Tribal Nations Maps” in Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture 10.2; Apr. 2016: 228-235
“From Sacred Grove to Dark Wood to Re-enchanted Forest (Part I)”: The Evolution of Arborphilia as Neo-romantic Ethics, in Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 9.4; Dec. 2015: 376-413
“From Sacred Grove to Dark Wood to Re-enchanted Forest (Part II)”: The Evolution of Arborphilia as Neo-romantic Ethics, in Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 9.4; Dec. 2015: 414-447
“Film Review of Into the Wild” in Spring; June, 2009: 282-290
“Strands: Weaving a Mythopoietics of Place” in Ecopsychology; Sept., 2009: 150-153