James Fleming PhDDirector Writing Advisor | MedSchoolCoach

James Fleming PhDWriting Advisor

James has over 20 years of experience as a professional editor and writer and 18 years of experience as a college and graduate writing instructor. At Suffolk University, he became the youngest senior lecturer in the history of the university!

James Fleming, MedSchoolCoach Advisor

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James Fleming, PhD, is an award-winning college English and literature professor, professional tutor, writer, and editor. He holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in English and philosophy from Suffolk University, an M.A. in English (high honors), and a Ph.D. fellowship in English from the University of Florida. In addition, James’s essays, critical articles, and short stories have appeared in a variety of well-known journals and magazines, including The Mailer Review, The Eugene O’Neill Review, McSweeney’s, PopMatters, and the Burrow Press Review. James has also served as a copy-editor and senior editor on two MLA-indexed academic journals.

James is a dynamic and driven instructor, tutor, writer, and editor. He has 18 years of college teaching experience, 20 years of tutoring and test prep experience, and over 20 years of professional writing and editing experience. Writing has always been his passion, along with teaching writing and helping others develop their writing. In fact, he has been working strictly as a tutor, professor, editor, and writing coach since he was 19! Currently, he has a novel under contract for publication and several short stories he plans to submit for publication within the next few months.

Education

Undergraduate: Suffolk University
Graduate: University of Florida 
Doctorate: University of Florida 

Fun Fact

James lives two miles away from Walt Disney World and can hear the Magic Kingdom train's whistle throughout the day from his back porch. 

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