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Grading Support for Nutrition, Dietetics, & Health Science Programs | Amelia McNew, PhD

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Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Nutrition
  • B.S. and M.S. in Nutrition Science
  • Meets SACSCOC and HLC faculty credentialing standards for evaluating student work in nutrition, dietetics, and health science
  • Experienced grader supporting multiple courses/sections simultaneously
  • Competencies: FERPA; Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, Google Classroom; Google and Microsoft workspaces
  • Prior teaching, editing, and student mentoring experience

Your standards, upheld

You provide the rubric and the guidance on what matters:

  • Content accuracy
  • Source credibility
  • Citation mechanics and accuracy (flags AI-generated or hallucinated sources)
  • Writing structure, clarity, and register
  • Reasoning and critical thinking

Feedback is rubric-anchored and calibrated to whatever the program emphasizes.

All work is assessed and evaluated personally by Dr. McNew; grading is not outsourced to AI. Student work is never submitted to any AI chatbots, LLMs, or similar technology.

Turnaround

I commit to a fixed weekly return day rather than a turnaround window. If student deadlines are typically Sunday nights, your return day could be Monday-Thursday, depending on booking availability. A grading deadline is agreed on as part of the contract. Strength of feedback does not decrease to meet short deadlines.

Engagement types

Semester or term. Assigned to one or more sections, priced per student, grading calendar set up front.

Single assignment. One capstone cycle, one set of practicum reflections, one end-of-term backlog. Fixed scope, fixed fee.

Overflow, short notice. Late-opening section, instructor leave, enrollment past what one person can assess well. Start within a week.

Contracted as an individual or hired as a direct institutional appointment/adjunct, whichever the business office prefers.

Rates

  • Semester- or term-length: Typically between $30 to $60 per student for the semester, dependent on assignment volume and specifics (e.g., a class size of 50 with a moderate assignment load would be $2,250 at $45/student)
  • Single assignment: Negotiable, with engagement minimums starting at $100
  • Short notice: Negotiable, with engagement minimums starting at $200

Availability

Term-length assignments are accepted in the order received. Registration closes when semester-length student maximums are reached.

  • Limited availability: Fall and Fall II term-length assignments — contact no later than September 8, 2026.
  • Available: Single or short-term assignments between September-December 2026
  • Now accepting reservations for Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 terms

Want to know more? Check the FAQs.

To inquire, send an email with the course name, syllabus (or summary of assignment types/volume), and approximate enrollment.

Typically, responses are sent same or next business day. Rarely, it may take 2 business days to respond.