ABOUT US
Where Precision Meets Creativity
Founded in 2004 as an ASCAP music publishing company, Dextral Publishing expanded its services to meet the growing demand for top quality professional writers and editors. Our small, highly educated team is the antithesis of large editing companies that employ low-wage workers with anonymous names and credentials.
The textual scholars of Dextral Publishing all hold doctorates. They are seasoned writers and editors with well-established reputations. Our expertise includes government, business, academic, STEM, technical, and creative fields. We value transparent communication with our clients, and treat them with respect and discretion. We pride ourselves on our excellent service, and always guarantee the quality of our work. We also offer competitive pricing and free estimates.
DIRECTORS
Mary McCleary, Ph.D. (President) founded Dextral Publishing in 2004. She received her B.A. in political science from UCLA, her music diploma from the Conservatory of Louvain, Belgium, her M.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts, and her Ph.D. from the Editorial Institute at Boston University, where she studied under her director, Sir Christopher Ricks. Her doctoral dissertation examined the Shakespearean libretti of Giuseppi Verdi. She also trained under Prof. Archie Burnett as a textual scholar to produce annotated editions of scholarly works. She has been a successful writer and editor for over 20 years, and has published over 60 articles. She is currently a Writer/Editor for UNOPS, the humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding division of the United Nations. Earlier in her career, she was a vice president at Sol Capital Management Co. in Rockville, MD. She was also President of the International Resource Information Foundation in Brussels, an NGO that receives funding from the European Union for educational, humanitarian, and development projects in emerging countries. She is a member of DAR and NSCDA.
Jacqueline McCleary, Ph.D. (Director of STEM) is an astrophysicist currently working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA. She is part of the Origins of the Universe division. She received her B.A. in physics from the University of Chicago, her M.A. in astronomy from the University of New Mexico, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in physics from Brown University. Her doctoral dissertation explored the dark matter substructures of galaxy clusters. She has held research positions at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SCGSR). She also taught several courses at Brown University. She has published a number of articles in the Journal of Astrophysics, as well as many freelance articles. She has also edited numerous academic and news journal articles, and several non-scientific books. She actively supports animal welfare programs.