diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index d37a2a60..53332439 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export(convertFA2Tree)
 export(convert_aln2fa)
 export(countByColumn)
 export(createFA2Tree)
+export(createJobResultsURL)
+export(createJobStatusEmailMessage)
 export(createWordCloud2Element)
 export(createWordCloudElement)
 export(create_lineage_lookup)
@@ -45,18 +47,16 @@ export(filterByDomains)
 export(filterByFrequency)
 export(findParalogs)
 export(find_top_acc)
-export(format_job_args)
+export(formatJobArgumentsHTML)
 export(gc_undirected_network)
 export(generateAllAlignments2FA)
 export(generate_all_aln2fa)
 export(generate_msa)
 export(get_accnums_from_fasta_file)
-export(get_job_message)
 export(get_proc_medians)
 export(get_proc_weights)
 export(ipr2viz)
 export(ipr2viz_web)
-export(make_job_results_url)
 export(make_opts2procs)
 export(mapAcc2Name)
 export(map_acc2name)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export(reverse_operon)
 export(run_deltablast)
 export(run_rpsblast)
 export(selectLongestDuplicate)
-export(send_job_status_email)
+export(sendJobStatusEmail)
 export(shortenLineage)
 export(sinkReset)
 export(summarizeByLineage)
diff --git a/R/job_status_emails.R b/R/job_status_emails.R
index 4a96459a..6b1412e9 100644
--- a/R/job_status_emails.R
+++ b/R/job_status_emails.R
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # 1. source("job_status_emails.R")
 # 2. call:
 #     # event_type can be 'start' or 'end'
-#     send_job_status_email(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type)
+#     sendJobStatusEmail(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type)
 # Return
 #   unfortunately, there is no return value for the underlying sendmailR methods
 #
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #' @return the URL where the user can check the status of their job
 #' @export
 #'
-make_job_results_url <- function(
+createJobResultsURL <- function(
         pin_id,
         base_url = Sys.getenv("BASE_URL", unset = "http://jravilab.org/molevolvr/")) {
     return(paste0(base_url, "?r=", pin_id, "&p=home"))
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ make_job_results_url <- function(
 #'
 #' @examples
 #' \dontrun{
-#' format_job_args("/data/scratch/janani/molevolvr_out/Ba5sV1_full")
+#' formatJobArgumentsHTML("/data/scratch/janani/molevolvr_out/Ba5sV1_full")
 #' }
-format_job_args <- function(job_args) {
+formatJobArgumentsHTML <- function(job_args) {
     # format job arguments into html-formatted key/value pairs
     job_args_list <- tags$ul(lapply(names(job_args), function(key) {
         # look up human labels for field names, values, if available
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ format_job_args <- function(job_args) {
 }
 
 #' Produces a mail message that can be sent to a user when their job is accepted.
-#' Used by the send_job_status_email() method.
+#' Used by the sendJobStatusEmail() method.
 #'
 #' @param job_dir
 #' the directory where the job's arguments are stored, in job_args.yml
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ format_job_args <- function(job_args) {
 #' @return
 #' the result of the sendmailR::sendmail() call
 #' @export
-get_job_message <- function(job_dir, pin_id, job_results_url, event_type, context) {
+createJobStatusEmailMessage <- function(job_dir, pin_id, job_results_url, event_type, context) {
     # pull the set of args written to dir/job_args.yml, so we
     # can send it in the email
     job_args <- yaml::read_yaml(file.path(job_dir, "job_args.yml"))
-    job_args_list <- format_job_args(job_args)
+    job_args_list <- formatJobArgumentsHTML(job_args)
 
     # determine which template to use based on the event type
     if (event_type == "start") {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ get_job_message <- function(job_dir, pin_id, job_results_url, event_type, contex
 #' @return
 #' the result of the sendmailR::sendmail() call
 #' @export
-send_job_status_email <- function(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type, context = NULL) {
+sendJobStatusEmail <- function(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type, context = NULL) {
     # -------------------------------------------------
     # --- step 1. build the email subject and contents
     # -------------------------------------------------
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ send_job_status_email <- function(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type, con
     }
 
     # construct the job results URL from the pin_id
-    job_results_url <- make_job_results_url(pin_id)
+    job_results_url <- createJobResultsURL(pin_id)
 
     # produce a formatted email message from the arguments and template
-    message <- get_job_message(
+    message <- createJobStatusEmailMessage(
         job_dir, pin_id, job_results_url, event_type, context
     )
 
diff --git a/man/make_job_results_url.Rd b/man/createJobResultsURL.Rd
similarity index 89%
rename from man/make_job_results_url.Rd
rename to man/createJobResultsURL.Rd
index 77f7bda5..02407f15 100644
--- a/man/make_job_results_url.Rd
+++ b/man/createJobResultsURL.Rd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/job_status_emails.R
-\name{make_job_results_url}
-\alias{make_job_results_url}
+\name{createJobResultsURL}
+\alias{createJobResultsURL}
 \title{Given a pin_id, returns the URL where the user can check the status of their job}
 \usage{
-make_job_results_url(
+createJobResultsURL(
   pin_id,
   base_url = Sys.getenv("BASE_URL", unset = "http://jravilab.org/molevolvr/")
 )
diff --git a/man/get_job_message.Rd b/man/createJobStatusEmailMessage.Rd
similarity index 75%
rename from man/get_job_message.Rd
rename to man/createJobStatusEmailMessage.Rd
index 0c7ee8f2..1f779793 100644
--- a/man/get_job_message.Rd
+++ b/man/createJobStatusEmailMessage.Rd
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/job_status_emails.R
-\name{get_job_message}
-\alias{get_job_message}
+\name{createJobStatusEmailMessage}
+\alias{createJobStatusEmailMessage}
 \title{Produces a mail message that can be sent to a user when their job is accepted.
-Used by the send_job_status_email() method.}
+Used by the sendJobStatusEmail() method.}
 \usage{
-get_job_message(job_dir, pin_id, job_results_url, event_type, context)
+createJobStatusEmailMessage(
+  job_dir,
+  pin_id,
+  job_results_url,
+  event_type,
+  context
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{job_dir}{the directory where the job's arguments are stored, in job_args.yml}
@@ -23,5 +29,5 @@ the result of the sendmailR::sendmail() call
 }
 \description{
 Produces a mail message that can be sent to a user when their job is accepted.
-Used by the send_job_status_email() method.
+Used by the sendJobStatusEmail() method.
 }
diff --git a/man/format_job_args.Rd b/man/formatJobArgumentsHTML.Rd
similarity index 73%
rename from man/format_job_args.Rd
rename to man/formatJobArgumentsHTML.Rd
index 7af96750..371fb6f1 100644
--- a/man/format_job_args.Rd
+++ b/man/formatJobArgumentsHTML.Rd
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/job_status_emails.R
-\name{format_job_args}
-\alias{format_job_args}
+\name{formatJobArgumentsHTML}
+\alias{formatJobArgumentsHTML}
 \title{Format job arguments into html-formatted key/value pairs, for including
 in an email}
 \usage{
-format_job_args(job_args)
+formatJobArgumentsHTML(job_args)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{job_args}{a list of job arguments, e.g. as read from the job_args.yml file}
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ in an email
 }
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
-format_job_args("/data/scratch/janani/molevolvr_out/Ba5sV1_full")
+formatJobArgumentsHTML("/data/scratch/janani/molevolvr_out/Ba5sV1_full")
 }
 }
diff --git a/man/send_job_status_email.Rd b/man/sendJobStatusEmail.Rd
similarity index 84%
rename from man/send_job_status_email.Rd
rename to man/sendJobStatusEmail.Rd
index 4357687a..b53f652a 100644
--- a/man/send_job_status_email.Rd
+++ b/man/sendJobStatusEmail.Rd
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/job_status_emails.R
-\name{send_job_status_email}
-\alias{send_job_status_email}
+\name{sendJobStatusEmail}
+\alias{sendJobStatusEmail}
 \title{Sends a "job accepted" email to a user when their job is accepted,
 including details about the job submission and how to check its status.}
 \usage{
-send_job_status_email(
-  notify_email,
-  job_dir,
-  pin_id,
-  event_type,
-  context = NULL
-)
+sendJobStatusEmail(notify_email, job_dir, pin_id, event_type, context = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{notify_email}{the email address to send the notification to}