Jessica works with the HEQCO research team to offer guidance and expertise in the framing, writing and editorial development of research publications and other communications material. Jessica comes to HEQCO with ten years of experience as a managing editor for an academic book publisher and another fifteen years as an academic writing and editing instructor at the University of Winnipeg. Prior to joining the team at HEQCO, Jessica worked as an independent editor, publishing consultant and communication skills trainer, providing editorial, writing and workshop facilitation services to publishers, authors and organizations. She has a BA from the University of Winnipeg and an MA from Concordia University. Jessica is the lead editor and a contributor for the two most recent editions of Power and Resistance: Critical Thinking About Canadian Social Issues (Fernwood Publishing, 2022) and has published several articles with CBC Arts.