Certain titles are normally abbreviated.
Ms. Susanna Moller | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
Mr. Mark Otuteye | Cheryl Gold, MD |
Religious, academic, and government titles should be spelled out in academic writing but can be abbreviated in other writing when they appear before a full name.
Rev. Fleming Rutledge | Reverend Rutledge |
Prof. Jaime Mejía | Professor Mejía |
Sen. Barbara Boxer | Senator Boxer |