Scientific and Medical Editor Curricula Vitae

 

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Melissa Adriance is a research scientist in research and development at a biotechnology company. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in Biological Sciences and a doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences specialization Tumor Biology from the Mayo College of Medicine. Following her graduate training she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Mina Bissell at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She has experience in editing, writing, and reviewing manuscripts in the areas of life science and oncology.

Lelani Arris has a Masters of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she focused on atmospheric sciences and climate change. With 16 years of experience writing and editing manuscripts about climate change, ozone depletion, and related earth, atmospheric, and environmental sciences, she brings a comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter to her work. She has edited everything from short papers to lengthy multiple-author reports, and is also experienced in editing manuscripts by authors whose native language is not English. Lelani’s goal is to help scientists present their research as clearly and concisely as possible in order to maximize its impact. Recent editing projects include the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Freelance editing clients have included the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Secretariat, the US Climate Change Science Program, and the United Nations Foundation.

Virginia Baskerville’s career in medical publishing began in 1984 with a focus on journalism. She has served as a managing editor and writer for several medical periodicals. Since 1996 she has specialized in copyediting books and journals for physicians and nurses using AMA and publisher-specific styles. She has edited hundreds of articles for the American Society of Hematology’s Blood. Subjects of other papers have included oncology, transplantation, orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, occupational medicine, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, and andrology. Virginia also has copyedited slide decks, manuscripts, promotional materials, proposals, and symposia synopses for target audiences of physicians, patients, and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry. She has a strong command of the English language and holds a certificate in the teaching of English at the secondary school level.

Ann Beardsley is an editor with an extensive book and journal background. After getting a meteorological certification from the U.S. military, she went on to specialize in editing scientific (primarily the physical sciences) manuscripts, particularly from non-U.S. authors. She has worked on a freelance basis for the American Institute of Physics, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Peter Lang USA, and the Taylor & Francis Group (which includes Garland Science, Routledge, and CRC Press). She received her MBA from the University of Houston, Texas, and her BA from Western College, Oxford, Ohio.

Marianne Camarda holds a literature degree from Brown University, and she brings over 20 years of experience as a writer and editor across multiple forms of media.  She has worked extensively preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, prepping posters for congress submission, and compiling abstract books, slide decks and multimedia presentations. Her many years experience have exposed her to numerous areas of expertise, including CNS, Cardiology, Oncology, Diabetes, HIV and Allergies.  She has worked for medical communications agencies, ad agencies, publishing houses and print publications. 

Diane Castilaw has BA and MA degrees in English and has completed most of the work toward a PhD, also in English. She has more than 20 years’ experience editing scientific and medical books, journal articles, clinical reports, and similar documents. She has worked both as a freelancer and as an in-house editor for eminent institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Oxford University Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Laval University, Elsevier Publishers, Thieme Medical, and numerous others. She has translated from French to English and extensive experience editing manuscripts written by non-native English-speaking authors. She has also done some writing on health topics.

Anthony Chapman received his PhD in 1969 from the University of Liverpool, UK. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, he took up a professorship in Marine Biology at Dalhousie University, Canada in 1970. He was also Professor of Marine Botany and Head of Department, University of Kiel, Germany (1991-1994). After 35 years of teaching , part-time editing and research (~90 peer-reviewed publications), he began a second career as a freelance professional editor in 2002. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of a major international journal. He also copy-edits for several high profile journals and provides editorial expertise for 2 companies that help Asian authors prepare manuscripts for submission to English language journals.

Anthony edits manuscripts in marine biology, marine ecology, environmental studies, general ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, weed science, crop science, biological oceanography, aquaculture. Of particular importance for authors is that he has expertise in design of experiments, statistical analysis and sampling design. Anthony does not handle manuscripts in the following areas: medical science, molecular biology, microbiology.

Kristin Demarest received her BS in Psychology and her PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her dissertation focused on a genetic analysis of alcoholism using a mouse model. She is currently a staff scientist at a well-known research institution in California.

A graduate of the University of California San Diego’s Copyediting Program, Kristin enjoys perfecting manuscripts, grants, and other works. Her scientific expertise and attention to detail ensure clarity, coherence, consistency, and correctness within scientific texts. Her focus includes psychology, medicine, and biology, with specialties in genetics, neuroscience, and behavior. Kristin will apply her enthusiasm for editing to all of her projects, resulting in well-written, polished text.

Sonia Elabd has worked as a writer and editor for the past 10 years. She earned her BA in biology from University of Maryland Baltimore County and her MA in medical writing from Johns Hopkins University. Her experience in editing spans a range of publications, including journal articles, training and reference materials, periodicals, and books. One of her strengths is her ability to edit and write to the publications audience-level, whether a physician, researcher, low-level health care worker in a developing country, or a middle school student. As a writer, her work has appeared in such periodicals as Radiology Today, The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital, and Modern Drug Discovery.

Glenn Floyd is a meticulous writer and editor who is eager to work for you if you specialize in healthcare, medicine, pharmaceuticals, publishing, and/or academia. Glenn holds a M.A. in Media Communications with an emphasis in Media Writing at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri in December 1994, and a B.A. in English at the University of Missouri-Columbia in May 1992. Glenn has worked at Milliken Publishing (a publisher of education workbooks and teacher resource guides), Mosby Publishing (now Elsevier, a publisher of science and medical textbooks and ancillary materials), and The Mattson Jack Group (a healthcare consulting firm focusing on pharmaceuticals). Currently, Glenn is Managing Editor in the Psychiatry department at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is responsible for medical writing, medical editing, and project management. Glenn has experience in all types of writing and editing, including copyediting, substantive editing, and developmental editing, and he enjoys catering a manuscript for its intended audience. Glenn works directly with various medical and scientific journals, and he conducts extensive online research, especially on PubMed and Google Scholar.

Vanessa Fogg is a molecular cell biologist with over ten years of research experience in a range of fields including neuroscience, signal transduction, and oncology.  She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California, as well as a Minor in English Literature and Creative Writing.  She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology from Washington University in St. Louis.  Her graduate work focused upon cellular signaling mediated by heterotrimeric G-proteins.  She has also done postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of Michigan Medical School.  Her most recent areas of research focused upon the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of intercellular junctions and cell polarity.  She is also interested in how disruption of cell polarity may contribute to the development of epithelial cancers.

Dr. Fogg has taught cell biology at the graduate level, and has written and edited a series of commercial courses in cancer biology.  As a published scientist, she understands the process of putting a manuscript together for publication, and enjoys helping other scientists polish their own manuscripts.  She welcomes the chance to edit papers in molecular and cellular biology, and has special expertise in the fields of signal transduction and oncology.

Ken Goldstein received a M.S. in biopsychology in 1995 from Rutgers University and PhD in neuroscience from UMDNJ in 2001. He has completed postdoctoral fellowships at Weill Medical College, studying the role of adult neural stem cells in neuroprotection and at Boston University Medical School, investigating the role of the ubiquitin protease system in Parkinson’s disease.  He has been recently working as a medical editor, editing papers written by both native and non-native English speakers. His areas of expertise include neurology, cardiovascular medicine, immunology, hematopoiesis and adult stem cell research.

Rebecca Goldstein executes rapid document turnaround time without sacrificing attention to logical thought organization and clear writing style. She holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she studied the biochemistry and trafficking of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).  Her current specialties include biochemistry, cellular protein trafficking, protein-protein interactions, and cellular immunology. In addition to authoring her own peer-reviewed manuscripts for high-level journals, she has extensive experience editing manuscripts and grants for other authors, primarily those who are non-native English speakers.

Bob Gutman received his PhD degree in Microbiology from The Waksman Institute of Microbiology (Rutgers University) and postdoctoral training in Immunology from Duke University. His career has focused on preclinical research, but he also has worked in public health service and hospital clinical laboratories and recently retired from the research faculty of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy (Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences). He has edited and rewritten for many non-native English-speaking writers and has been a journal copyeditor (Obstetrics and Gynecology), book copyeditor (The Prokaryotes), and book developmental editor (Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs). He has written for Children’s Health and HerbalGram (the journal of the American Botanical Council) and is currently writing for Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. He is a member of the American Medical Writers Association, Council of Science Editors, and the Society for Neuroscience. Clinical and preclinical areas of specialization include (but are not limited to) microbiology, immunology/immunochemistry, neuroscience, cancer chemotherapy, and cardiovascular disease. 

James M. Haile earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and, for 24 years, taught university courses in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, computer programming, numerical analysis, and technical communications. His research specialties include statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular-scale computer simulation. He is a recipient of a National Science Foundation /Presidential Young Investigator Award/, and for five years he served as North American editor of the international journal /Molecular Simulation/. He is the author of several books, including one on technical writing, which is currently being used as a text at several universities in the U.S.

Dr. Haile believes the English language is sufficiently flexible that it can be used to communicate technical material in ways that are precise, economical, and interesting. But to do so requires us to confront a set of interlocking puzzles: we must effectively combine text, figures, tables, and equations; we must balance overall goals against the finest details of notation, grammar, and style; and we must constantly keep in mind the needs and proclivities of the reader. As with most complex puzzles, these admit multiple solutions. Unfortunately, paths to a good solution are unlikely to be straightforward; fortunately, such paths can be viewed as, themselves, acts of discovery.

Karen Hallman is a veteran copyeditor and proofreader for an extensive list of technical, scientific, and corporate materials. Her clients include The International Society for Optical Engineering and the American Institute of Physics, as well as the Taylor & Francis Group, which includes Marcel Dekker, InterPharm Press, Garland Science, Routledge, and CRC Press. Her primary focus in editing is to preserve the author’s meaning while maximizing the reader’s understanding. She has also developed and taught Plain Language Writing classes and is a member of the Council of Science Editors. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Judy Halpern holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Rush University, and Advanced Practice Nurse certification in family practice. She started her work in publishing in 1980 as a member of several editorial boards. Since 1994, she has served as editor-in-chief and guest editor for multiple CV Mosby and Elsevier Science journals. Judy has taught in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and is familiar with various editing styles, especially APA, AMA, and Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. In addition to journal articles, she has helped author, review and edit book chapters, monographs, and educational presentations. Judy’s clinical specialties include primary care, community health, emergency, trauma, emergency preparedness and disaster response. She has graduate education in the educational process and keeps current on national trends affecting the profession of nursing and nursing education. She works with all health care students and authors within her specialties.

Lillian L. Hauler has edited medical journals for more than 20 years. Her work encompasses a broad range of specialties, including surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, radiology, neurosurgery, and cardiology. Clients include Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Cadmus Professional Communications, Sheridan Press, and the Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons. Lillian also has experience editing a variety of horticultural society journals. She meets deadlines while paying attention to detail.

Jackie Herring completed undergraduate and graduate studies in zoology at the University of California at Berkeley, after which she taught a number of college biology and English courses. Experienced in editing academic journal articles and textbooks in all areas of medicine for many publishers, including Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Elsevier, Blackwell Science, Liebert, Sheridan Press, College of American Pathologists, Erlbaum, Academic Press, John Wiley, Mosby, Nesbitt Graphics, Raven Press, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Berkeley Scientific Publishing. She was the copy editor for Epilepsia for many years.

Duaine R. Jackola holds a doctorate in Biophysical Sciences with emphasis upon human immune cell interactions. 30+ years total research and publication history in human immunology, cell biology, biochemistry, mathematical modeling and computer simulations.  Professional experience in both basic science and clinical research, particularly ‘complex’ human diseases. Knowledgeable in human physiology, medical physics, analytical chemistry (including physical chemistry), statistics & probability theory and medical instrumentation. Practical experience with preparation of scientific materials including (1) manuscript writing & editing, (2) research grant proposals, (3) formulation of research protocols, (4) data analysis and figure presentation and (5) educational material for seminars and lectures. Expertise in data analyses and analytical computer software (Mathematica, MATLAB, WinCurveFit, others). Professional memberships in American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Association of Immunologists (AAI) and American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).

Desirée Jackson holds B.S. in Biological Science from the State University of New York College at Brockport and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Meharry Medical College. Her dissertation work focused on the cloning and characterization of the cytochrome c gene in Tryponosoma rhodesiens. Her postdoctoral work at Baylor College of Medicine was focused on genetic testing for sickle cell and β-thalassemia. Dr. Jackson has taught General Biology, Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology for 10 years and has done research on the effect of pre-natal arsenic exposure on gene expression. Her expertise includes parasitology, molecular biology, developmental biology, molecular genetics and genomics. She has edited science text book chapters, journal articles, abstracts, theses, dissertations, science presentations in power point, posters for science presentations and works written by nonnative English-speaking authors.

Judy Jamison has more than 20 years’ experience as editor of journals, monographs, and textbooks with strong emphasis in the life sciences. With a BA in English, she applied her literary talent to develop considerable editorial expertise in science. Her growing enthusiasm about science later led to a MS degree in biology. After 3 years as a senior copy editor for Nature Publishing Group, Judy returned to freelance editing. Her expertise includes also a working knowledge of German.

Charlotte Kelchner is an editor with a solid academic grounding in the geosciences and environmental issues. She has edited numerous scientific papers and theses, encyclopedia articles, and books, including textbooks. Her Master’s degrees are in Marine Science from North Carolina State University and in Earth Science from Rice University. She has taught both geology and geography at the university level. Her career in publishing began at Encyclopaedia Britannica, where she was the Earth Science editor. She has worked on a freelance basis for such clients as the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Mountain Press Publishing, and the textbook publisher Pearson Scott Foresman.  

Dvora Konstant has worked with medical and scientific copy for over 20 years. She is a skilled editor and writer with a broad biological science background. Dvora has edited medical textbooks, peer-review journals and graduate theses across diverse disciplines. In addition, she has helped create patient brochures and pharmaceutical sales training guides. She has also taught a graduate level editing course.
Before editing medical text, Dvora covered basic agricultural research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She edited and wrote magazine articles, press releases, and synopses of research explained for the lay public.
Dvora feels that the key to editing copy is to reach your audience. As a freelancer for 12 years, she delivers on time. She will work with you– cooperatively– to bring out the best in your work. Her goal is the best final product.

Eileen Kramer has over 20 years experience as a technical editor working with authors from all over the world on textbooks, academic journals, computer manuals, and websites. Her work has primarily been in biology, math, statistics, and software documentation. She has worked for many publishers, including Addison-Wesley, American Pharmaceutical Association, American Psychiatric Association, Elsevier, Information Today, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, MIT Press, Prentice-Hall, and various Thomson groups.

Eileen is the coordinator for the Central MA chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association. She also teaches copyediting and proofreading, with a focus on respectfully preserving the author’s voice.

In 2005, Eileen earned a TEFL certificate from the Boston Academy of English, and currently teaches ESL to adult learners. Eileen is also a volunteer tutor for Massachusetts Literacy Volunteers and is facilitating a conversation class for advanced ESL students.

Melody Kroll is a freelance editor and writer based in Columbia, Missouri. Her experience includes two years as an in-house writer and editor for a healthcare organization and two years as an in-house editor for an educational organization. As a freelance editor, she has edited extensively in the area of plant science. Articles she has edited have appeared in several of the top European and American scientific journals, including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Journal, Plant Cell, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Molecular Genetics and Genomics. She also has edited high school textbooks on plant cells and tissues and plant genetics and the curriculum for an online environmental science course.

Leslie LaConte received her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and has done postdoctoral research in the Biomedical Engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her scientific specialties are diverse; they include an in-depth knowledge of motor protein biology, EPR and fluorescence spectroscopy, and site-specific protein labeling, as well as molecular imaging, MRI contrast agents, and nanoparticle chemistry. In addition to having first-hand experience authoring manuscripts for publication in top-tier journals, she has assisted many nonnative English speakers with both manuscript preparation and grant proposals. Scientific editing allows Leslie to rekindle her interest in writing (she minored in English as an undergraduate) while pursuing her passion for the biological sciences.

Michael Loeb has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in the biological sciences. Michael received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001, and has since received several competitive postdoctoral research fellowships. His editing background is strong in evolutionary and ecological theory, with a special emphasis on morphology, behavior, and molecular population genetics. Michael also has considerable experience with the design and statistical analysis of field and laboratory experiments, including analysis of PCR-based
molecular genetic data with evolutionary and epidemiological applications. Much of his own research has been published in the leading scientific journals of his field of study. And as part of his ongoing effort to improve and expand his editing skills, Dr. Loeb is pursuing formal certification in copyediting at the UC San Diego.

Arshad Makhdum received his doctorate from University College London (UCL); his project focused on the mechanism of exercise-induced asthma. He stayed at UCL as a Research Associate, then as a Research Fellow, mentoring seven PhD students. He then moved to the Scripps Institution in San Diego as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, investigating the role of cytokines in inflammation and allergic disease. Arshad left academia to work in a variety of editorial roles: technical writer, technical editor, medical writer, managing editor and senior editorial project executive. He has managed a raft of medical and scientific journals for Elsevier, being involved in commissioning and editing primary many primary research papers and review articles. He is a full member of four organizations: European Medical Writers Association, Society for Editors and Proofreaders, the Guild of Health Writers, and the Medical Journalists Association. He has extensive experience of editing, rewriting and writing content on basic science, internal medicine (all specialties), surgery (all specialties) and allergic disease.

Dolores Matthews, ELS, MEd, is a highly experienced and certified Editor in the Life Sciences. She has worked in the medical communications and publishing industries for close to 20 years, editing slides in preparation for presentation at medical conferences, medical specialty newsletters, Web site content, pharmaceutical product dossiers and monographs, and educational content and meeting book pieces for CME programs. She has coded and copy edited more than 50 medical textbooks for publishers such as W.B. Saunders, Elsevier Science, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, F.A. Davis, and ICON Learning Systems, among others, while creating style guides for all projects to ensure consistency of style at every stage of production. She works across all clinical areas to substantively edit manuscripts in preparation for submission to peer-reviewed journals, while working with author instructions to ensure that manuscripts are prepared in accordance with all Journal requirements. Ms. Matthews is versatile in editing according to numerous styles, most often working with AMA, APA, Chicago, and individual journal and client styles. She has worked in a broad range of clinical areas, including pain management, orthopedics, urology, gastrointestinal disease, cardiovascular disease, veterinary medicine, dentistry, diabetes, and infectious diseases.

Lisa McCullough holds degrees in chemistry and English. She began her career as a science writer/editor at Science, the weekly journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in 1983. She also worked as a medical book and journal editor for Aspen Publishers, and for 6 years she taught medical writing at the University of Maryland. Since 1986, she has been a freelance writer/editor for AAAS, Lippincott-Raven, and the American Psychological Association, among many other clients. Most recently, her clients have included the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Melanie L. McEwen received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2000, where she specialized in Psychobiology—the study of behavior as it relates to nervous system function.  Dr. McEwen’s areas of expertise include sensory and motor development, nervous system dysfunction due to trauma or disease, mechanisms of cell death and survival, and behavioral assessments.  She has several years’ experience preparing abstracts, slideshows, and posters for scientific meetings; writing original research manuscripts for journal publication, and developing polished grant applications.  Her critical nature, clear writing style, and attention to detail have contributed to Dr. McEwen’s successes as a research scientist.  She has published her research findings in several scientific journals, including Developmental Psychobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, and Journal of Neurotrauma, and recently contributed a chapter to the Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology.  Dr. McEwen has also served as an ad hoc peer-reviewer of research manuscripts submitted for journal publication.  Currently, Dr. McEwen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky where she is developing a research program focused on understanding the behavioral and physiological consequences of injury to the developing spinal cord.

Mark Miller edited over 300 engineering journal articles in the past two years in areas including control systems, laser physics, optoelectronics, power generation, electrical machinery, quantum electronics, mechatronics, vehicle design, structural analysis, software algorithms, and numerical methods.  He recently edited a book describing advanced finite element-based structural analysis and simulation methods.  He created the documentation program for a leading engineering software company, with responsibility for over 12,000 pages of material.  In addition, he developed, authored, co-authored, and edited a number of books in the area of computer-aided engineering analysis.  He has considerable experience working with technical authors for whom English is a second language, and enhancing the usability of complex technical information. 

Mark has over fifteen years of engineering practice, including three years in the nuclear power industry and twelve years in the computer-aided analysis and simulation industry.  He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and an M.S. in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  At Madison, he taught courses in structural analysis and materials science.  He completed General Electric's two year Advanced Courses in Engineering Program, and holds an Engineering Management Certificate from the California Institute of Technology.

Brenda Milot is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1978 with a B.S. in Animal Science and completed a Certificate Program in Editing and Publications at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1985. She has more than 19 years of experience editing peer-reviewed manuscripts written by U.S. and non-U.S. authors and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. She has several years experience writing summaries of articles on alternative medicine and published in HerbalGram, a publication of the American Botanical Council, and has edited numerous scientific and health-related articles for publication in a variety of journals.

Ann Conti Morcos has worked as a medical writer-editor for over 20 years. She began her career as the writer/editor for the Bogalusa Heart Study and later worked in Cardiology Research and the Medical Editing Department at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Currently, she is the copy editor for the Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, is the former English-language editor for the Brazilian Archives of Cardiology, and the former annual meeting editor of Science Editor, the official publication of the Council of Science Editors to which she belongs. Other professional affiliations include the American Medical Writers Association and the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences. Her clients include physicians whose first language is not English, including those from Brazil, Turkey, China, Italy, India, Egypt, Serbia, France, Germany, and numerous other countries.  Her writings have appeared in over 80 newspapers and journals, most recently ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation and Laparoscopy Today. Other credits include ASCO Daily News, Boy’s Life, Cardiology World News, KidsHealth.org, Annals of Internal Medicine, and others. She has written several work-for-hire books, has three short stories to her credit, and a book for 8-12 year olds titled The Tale of Nada Nutria.

David L Nordstrom is a PhD-level epidemiologist with 25 years of experience in medical and public health research and training in clinic and academic settings in the U.S. and abroad.  He has authored 35 peer-reviewed journal papers from both observational and experimental studies.  Dr Nordstrom has written and reviewed research grant proposals for NIH and CDC.  He has reviewed and edited many journal manuscripts on infectious disease, non-infectious disease, and injury from public health surveillance, case series, case control studies, controlled trials, and health services research.  A member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Medical Writers Association, Dr Nordstrom participated in the Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication in 2005.   A speaker of Chinese and German, he has worked for the UN, WHO, and CDC.

Scott O'Brien has more than 5 years of experience copyediting and proofreading scholarly articles for the University of Chicago Press, with specialization in epidemiology, infectious diseases, and clinical research and competency in molecular biology, neurology, and biomedical ethics. He received a BS in biology and an MA in philosophy of science and earned professional accreditation from the University of Chicago Medical Writing and Editing Program and the highly regarded Board of Editors in the Life Sciences. His editorial proficiency is bolstered by thorough knowledge of all of the major style guides, with emphasis on the American Medical Association Manual of Style.

Jeff Van Pelt provides copyediting and substantive editing services for a variety of corporate communications, books, and journals. He has extensive training and experience in psychology, behavioral health, corporate wellness promotion, performance management, and human resource management. He has experience editing materials written or translated into English by nonnative speakers. Jeff has a doctorate in counseling psychology from the College of William and Mary, and a masters in human relations and social policy from New York University.

Carol Anne Peschke has edited textbooks, professional handbooks, and journal articles since 1989, specializing in health care and environmental science. Through her in-house and freelance experience with major academic and trade publishers and book producers, Carol has earned a reputation for thorough, efficient, and creative editing.

Carol's areas of emphasis in health care include oncology, neurology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, cognitive science, pediatrics, and gerontology. She has extensive experience in editing and producing continuing medical education (CME) materials, and she has copyedited The American Journal of Psychology since 1997. In environmental science her areas of emphasis include resource economics, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem assessment and management, agrodiversity, and natural history.

Virginia M. (Ginger) Peschke has more than fifteen years of postdoctoral and professional experience in molecular biology, plant genetics, and biotechnology. Her hands-on experience ranges from molecular biology in the laboratory to crop yield testing in the field. She has published original research in several peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Molecular and General Genetics, and Plant Physiology, and an invited review for Advances in Genetics.

As a freelance editor, Dr. Peschke has written and edited teaching materials, such as class activities and supplemental lecture notes, to accompany textbooks in the fields of pharmacy, surgery, and massage therapy. She has also edited laboratory protocols in molecular and cellular biology for inclusion in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s online protocol database. In addition, Dr. Peschke has edited more than a dozen nonfiction books in education and other fields.

Carol A. Raemsch is a scientific/medical editor.  She has a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University at Albany.  After teaching in Biological Anthropology and Human Biology for several years, Carol worked in the field of Cultural Resource Management, first as a Project Manager, then Manager of a satellite office. In these positions, she authored numerous technical reports, scholarly manuscripts, and proposals, and edited reports and research papers for other employees.  She also reviewed several manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. She was Associate Editor of a regional, anthropological journal, a position that involved manuscript review and proofreading, and full responsibility for producing each volume of the journal using desktop publishing.  She is now Copy Editor for that journal, and a Community Health content editor and flashcard writer for the medical and elementary school sectors of Free World University, an online accelerated learning program.  She is familiar with a wide range of referencing styles and manuscript formats, including AMA, APA, MLA, and Chicago Style.

Roxanne D. Ryan MA, Ph.D. graduated from the University of California, Davis with a PhD in Neurophysiology with a subspecialty in physiology. Her dissertation research was on noradrenergic modulation in the hippocampus. She has been working as a freelance scientific writer and editor for the past 10 years, and has written and edited many manuscripts and reviews that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, CNS Drugs, Neurology, and Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic journals. She has also prepared numerous posters for presentation at the American Psychiatric Association, Society of Neuroscience, and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology meetings. Her areas of focus include clinical research in cardiology, obesity, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.  Other areas of expertise include neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neurobiology and behavior.

Caroline J. Simmons’ qualifications include a Master of Science degree in Physiology, certification as an Editor in the Life Sciences, and 18 years of experience in biomedical research and communications. She has extensive knowledge of AMA, CSE, and APA style guidelines; NIH grants preparation; and clinical research regulations.

Ms. Simmons has authored and edited publications in many journals: American Journal of Human Genetics; American Journal of Medical Genetics; American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine; Birth Defects Research; Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry; Contemporary Esthetics; Dentistry Today; Grand Rounds in Oral-Systemic Medicine; Health Psychology; Journal of Biological Chemistry; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research; Journal of Cellular Biochemistry; Journal of Dental Research; Journal of Neurosurgery; Journal of Urology; Pediatrics; Psychotherapy; Teratology, andthe Public Library of Science journals Biology, Genetics, Medicine, and Pathogens.

Mick Spillane is an experienced scientific and medical copy editor and proofreader and he lives outside of Rochester, NY. He spent eight years in-house in the publishing world of Manhattan. He was the Managing Editor of SIGS Books and Multimedia specializing in Object-Oriented Software Programs. Former Senior Production Editor at Taylor and Francis Books, Inc., Mick oversaw the production of manuscript-to-bound book production process of trade, general interest, and textbooks (Brunner-Routledge and Psychology Press). He has established a solid work history encompassing a variety of diverse publishing environments. He is currently editing and coding APA and AMA journal articles. He possesses dynamic interpersonal skills accompanied with fine organizational skills.

Mick has a B.A. in English and a M.A. in Philosophy and has written extensively in the area of the humanities and social sciences. This background, combined with his publishing experience in the technology field, has made him a well-rounded editor. His work ethic is founded on a “what-ever-it-takes” attitude and diligence, to ensure all projects are completed fully and effectively.

Marta Goodrich Tanrikulu edits a wide range of materials in the biological and environmental sciences, with particular expertise in plant and microbial physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, biotechnology, and renewable resources. She has 17 years of bench experience in academic, government, and corporate biotechnology laboratories. She has a PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis. Her research on regulation of plant and fungal growth and development, lipid and polyketide metabolism, and lipid and membrane trafficking has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has also acted as a peer reviewer. Since 1999, Marta has been a professional scientific editor. She has worked extensively with individual writers to ensure clarity of text and effective presentation of data, whether or not the writer's native language is English. Her editing services include copyediting, fact checking, and substantive editing.

Victoria Tepe holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from Northwestern University.  She has 23 years of experience as a researcher, writer, and editor in several biobehavioral scientific sub-specialties, including cognitive and clinical neurophysiology, psychophysiology, brain electrophysiology, human performance, human factors, and biobehavioral responses to stress/resilience.  Her combined experience as a scientist and as a writer enables her to create clear and effective scientific narrative.  She brings enthusiasm and humility to every aspect of her work, with attention to detail and a commitment to preserve original authors’ intended meaning.  She has edited several books, including The Science and Simulation of Human Performance (Elsevier, 2004) and Biobehavioral Resilience to Stress (in press, Taylor & Francis). 

Holly Thesieres is a copy editor with over 6 years' intensive experience working almost exclusively in the academic and scientific arenas. She has edited close to 1,000 journal articles and 20 nonfiction books for leading scientific publishers across the nation. Holly has also worked closely with individuals, including hundreds of non-native speakers of English, to ensure clean and well-written copy prior to submission for publication. Her areas of expertise include geophysics and psychology, and in addition, Holly has edited manuscripts in such diverse fields as history, sociology, medicine and nursing, motherhood, life improvement, biology, education, linguistics, and general human interest. Holly graduated in 1999 from the prestigious creative nonfiction writing program at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and in 2002, she was awarded a master of arts degree in linguistics from Rice University in Houston. She is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in communication from Johns Hopkins.

Wendy Tymchuk received her PhD from the University of British Columbia's Department of Zoology. She is currently using genomics tools to address conservation issues in fisheries science, and to advance understanding of the evolutionary constraints to adaptation. These broad research questions are approached with a solid understanding of animal biology, including physiology and behaviour. Wendy is experienced not only as a reviewer for several different science journals, but also in publishing her own work on a regular basis. Therefore, she experiences first-hand what journal reviewers want in a submitted manuscript.

Will Vaughan holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Florida, where he studied organometallic synthesis and polymerization catalysis.  In the Army, he developed controlled-release pharmaceuticals and vaccines and served as an SBIR technical representive.  He studied hospital-acquired infections for C.R. Bard and worked on antimicrobial medical devices as a clinical trial scientist.  He continues to develop medical expertise as a practicing hospitalist physician assistant.
With a solid research background and clinical perspective, Will Vaughan ensures a professional, publication-worthy look.  In addition to journal manuscripts, he has written and edited clinical trial and regulatory documents.  Areas of interest include chemistry, drug delivery, biofilms, and internal medicine (all specialties).

Christopher Walsh is the former Senior In-house editor for the review journal Current Opinion in Genetics & Development and edits manuscripts to exceptional standards required for submission to the top journals. Chris holds a BSc in Genetics from Nottingham University and an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from University College London. His laboratory research and periods working in the biopharmaceutical industry have given him the opportunity to study a variety of sciences, including genetics, development, biochemistry, microbiology, biochemical engineering and drug discovery and development.

Thomas Wolf is a long-time medical copy editor and health care journalist. Tom has done work for medical publishers Elsevier Science and Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins along with P4 Healthcare, which operates Caring4Cancer.com. His editing includes a range of topics, most heavily concentrated in oncology, dentistry, nursing, and veterinary science. He holds an MA degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Tom has enjoyed working closely with several authors in his previous assignments.    

Lee A. Young, after receiving a PhD in physics from Harvard University, pursued a research career in elementary particle physics, high-temperature chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrical engineering, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. He then turned to copyediting scores of scholarly and scientific monographs, and 20,000 pages of scientific textbooks. He has copyedited 182 journal manuscripts for non-native English writers. His editing skills also include mathematics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. His services include converting awkward sentences into fluent English, and ensuring correct scientific typographical styling.

Rosemary Young has an undergraduate degree from DePaul University and has been a medical editor for 18 years. She has a strong medical terminology background, especially in radiology, neuroradiology, and pharmacology. Her specialty is AMA style. She performs substantive editing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical journals, is proficient at applying a specific journal’s style, and has extensive experience editing for authors for whom English is a second language.  Clarification or reorganization of tables for best presentation of data is another important skill she brings to her editing, as well as ensuring that all statements and data agree among the various components of the document. Among her years of experience are 5 years working in-house, during which time she achieved the position of Managing Editor of the journal Radiology.