Adina M. Yoffie, PhD
Dr. Adina M. Yoffie is a professional editor, writer, and coach based in New York City. She earned her PhD in History from Harvard University and taught there and at New York University. She completed both a bachelor’s degree and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Princeton University.
Nearly 15 years of experience in editing, particularly academic editing, informs the clarity, depth, and care she brings to every project.
Whether you are refining a dissertation or book manuscript, drafting a book proposal, or preparing an application, Dr. Yoffie offers thoughtful, rigorous support tailored to your voice. Fluent in Hebrew and proficient in German and Latin, she has worked often with non-native English speakers.
"She’s the best I’ve ever worked with, out of quite a few editors." –Randy
"She’s the best I’ve ever worked with, out of quite a few editors." –Randy
"Working with Adina was a pleasure." –Noa
"Working with Adina was a pleasure." –Noa
“I would enthusiastically recommend Adina.” –Gary
“I would enthusiastically recommend Adina.” –Gary
Meet Adina
Dr. Adina M. Yoffie is an experienced editor, writer, and coach based in Manhattan. Her specialty is academic editing in the Humanities and Social Sciences, particularly History, English, and Jewish Studies. She received AMWA’s Certificate in Medical Editing in March 2025. She works with graduate students, early-career scholars, and more senior academics on their theses, dissertations, and books and articles.
Adina earned a master’s degree and PhD in European History from Harvard University and a bachelor's in History from Princeton, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with certificates in both German Studies and Jewish Studies. Before that, she attended a Jewish day school from kindergarten through twelfth grade and audited courses at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
She has published in the leading journals of her field and has received numerous prestigious fellowships, such as a Fulbright Award to Germany and an American Council of Learned Societies New Faculty Fellowship. One of the books she edited won a 2025 National Jewish Book Award.
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