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  Melissa Adriance,
PhD
 

Dr. Adriance is a research scientist by profession and has editing expertise in the areas of life science and oncology. She also has experience in writing and reviewing manuscripts for academic journals.

 

 

 

Leslie Laconte,
PhD

  Dr. LaConte received her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. She has an in-depth knowledge of the scientific literature in the fields of structural biology, spectroscopy, and molecular imaging. As both an author and an editor for scientists who are nonnative English speakers, she has extensive experience with the scientific publication process.  
     

 

         
 

Lelani Arris,
MS

 

Lelani’s writing and editing expertise includes all aspects of climate change, ozone depletion, and related earth, atmospheric, and environmental sciences. With a Masters of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 16 years of experience in the field, she has a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

 

 

 

Michael Loeb,
PhD

 

Dr. Loeb edits material in the biological sciences including studies of population, evolutionary, and molecular genetics; theoretical and applied ecology; morphology and animal behavior; and epidemiology. Dr. Loeb also edits content and presentation of statistical analyses and experimental design.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Virginia Baskerville

 

Virginia Baskerville has edited medical books and journal articles for more than a decade using AMA and publisher-specific styles. She has copyedited hundreds of articles for Blood.

 

 

 

Arshad Makhdum,
PhD

 

Arshad studied for his doctorate in clinical pharmacology at University College London. His post-doctoral work focused on the inflammatory mediators of allergic disease. He has ten years’ experience of medical editing and writing. His specialties are allergic disease, internal medicine and surgery.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Ann Beardsley, MBA

 

 

AIP Editor with extensive book and journal publishing experience, Ann specializes in physical science editing.

 

 

 

Dolores Matthews,
ELS, MEd

 

Certified Editor in the Life Sciences with close to 20 years of experience editing a variety of scientific writings, including medical textbooks and manuscripts for peer-reviewed professional journals. Specialized in urology, gastrointestinal disease, pain management, cardiovascular disease, and orthopedics.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Marianne Camarda

 

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. 

 

 

Lisa McCullough,
MFA, MA

 

Lisa McCullough has been working as a science writer/editor since 1983.  Lisa specializes in physical sciences, social sciences, engineering and mathematics.

 

 

 
                 
 

Diane Castilaw,
PhD*

 

Diane Castilaw has 20 years’ experience in medical and scientific editing. She specializes in editing manuscripts written by authors whose first language is other than English and in transforming highly technical material into readable, understandable language for patients and the general public. Ms. Castilaw has worked extensively in oncology, cardiology, gynecology, neurology, and other medical specialties.

 

 

 

 

Melanie McEwen,
PhD

 

Dr. McEwen is a psychology and neuroscience editor.   She is a bench scientist who has several years of experience developing polished abstracts, slideshows, posters, original research manuscripts, and grant applications.

 

 

 
                 
 

Anthony Chapman,
PhD

 

Anthony Chapman is a former professor of Marine Biology (35 years in Canada and Germany), now working full time as an editor. He specializes in manuscripts in the following fields: marine biology, marine ecology, environmental studies, general ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, weed science, crop science, biological oceanography, aquaculture. Anthony has worked as a part-time journal editor since 1975 and as a full time professional editor since 2002.

 

 

 

Mark Miller,
MS

 

 

 

Mark Miller has edited hundreds of engineering journal articles.  He also has extensive experience in developing, authoring, and editing engineering books and software documentation.  He has over 15 years of engineering experience, primarily involving complex multidisciplinary analysis.  Mark holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in engineering mechanics.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Kristin Demarest,
PhD

 

 

 

Kristin is an editor focusing on psychology, medicine, and biology. Her scientific specialties are genetics, neuroscience, and behavior.

 

 

Brenda Milot,
ELS

 

 

Brenda Milot is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences with more than 19 years of experience as a writer and editor. Her specialties include clinical nutrition, medicine, alternative medicine, and the general sciences.

 

 

 
                 
 

Sonia Elabd,
MA

 

Sonia Elabd has more than 10 years' experience editing medical and scientific journal articles. She specializes in the areas of public health, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and neonatology. She has worked extensively with authors whose native language is not English.

 

 

   

Ann Conti Morcos has been editing medical manuscripts since 1987. She edits according to AMA style and to journal-specific guidelines, and is familiar with CSE and APA styles. She has worked for physicians worldwide whose first language is not English and has edited manuscripts in cardiology, hypertension, urology, laparoscopy, oncology, ob/gyn, nutrition, exercise, and other specialties.

 

 
             

 

 
 

Glenn Floyd,
MA

 

 

Glenn has worked since 1992 in various writing and editing positions in medicine, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, publishing, and academia. Glenn holds a M.A. in Media Communications.

 

 

 

David Nordstrom,
PhD, MPH

 

 

Successful medical researcher, teacher, author, reviewer, editor, and consultant in practice and academic settings in the U.S. and abroad.    Expert in design and style of all parts--text and tables--of scholarly journal papers in epidemiology, public health, clinical research, and health services research.

 

 

 
                 
 

Vanessa Fogg,
PhD

 

Dr. Fogg is a molecular cell biologist with special expertise in the field of signal transduction.  She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, and has done postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/University of Michigan Medical School.  Her most recent areas of research interest have been in oncology and cell polarity.  She enjoys helping scientists polish their manuscripts, and welcomes the chance to edit papers in any field of molecular cell biology.

 

 

 

Scott O'Brien,
MA, ELS

 

 

Professionally accredited freelance copyeditor specializing in epidemiology, infectious diseases, and clinical research.

 

 
             

 

 
 

Ken Goldstein,
PhD

 

Dr Goldstein holds a PhD in neuroscience.  He has experience writing and editing papers destined for peer reviewed journals on topics such as neurology, cardiovascular medicine, immunology, hematopoiesis and adult stem cell research.

 

 

 

Jeff Van Pelt,
Ed.D.

 

 

 

Expert editing in the fields of psychology and behavioral health, and with nonnative speakers of English.

 

 
             

 

 
 

Rebecca Goldstein,
PhD

 

Dr. Goldstein received her PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Her specialties are protein biochemistry and cellular immunology, and she has extensive experience working with basic science professionals who are nonnative English speakers.

 

 

 

Carol Anne Peschke

 

 

 

 

Established editor specializing in medicine, nursing, and environmental sciences; long-time editor of the American Journal of Psychology.

 

 

 
             

 

 
 

Bob Gutman,
MS, PhD

 

Dr. Gutman holds a PhD in Microbiology.  He is an experienced bench-research scientist now morphed into an editor and rewriter of many manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals as well as a journal and book copyeditor and editor consultant. 

 

 

 

Virginia Peschke,
MS, PhD

 

 

 

 

Well-published editor specializing in botany, genetics, molecular biology, and plant biotechnology.

 
                 
 

James Haile,
PhD

 

 

 

Author of several books and formerly an editor of a professional journal, Jim earned a PhD in chemical engineering and, for 24 years, taught courses in science, engineering, and technical communications.

 

 

 

Carol Raemsch,
PhD

 

Dr. Raemsch is an editor in the social and medical sciences, particularly biological anthropology, skeletal anatomy, archaeology, and community health/epidemiology.

 

 

 
     

 

     

 

 
 

Karen Hallman

 

 

 

Versatile AIP editor specializing in private industry, optics, and physics.

 

 

Roxanne D. Ryan,
MA, PhD

 

Roxanne D. Ryan has a PhD in neurophysiology with a subspecialty in physiology.  She has edited and prepared many manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals with a primary focus in cardiology, obesity, pharmacology, neuropsychopharmacology, neurobiology and behavior.

 

 

 
                 
 

Judy Halpern,
RN

 

Judy Halpern is an advanced practice nurse with over 25 years of journal and textbook editing experience. She specializes in primary care, community health, emergency, trauma, emergency preparedness and disaster response. She works with all levels of authors, from students to established health care professionals. Since 1994, she has worked with CV Mosby and Elsevier Science as an editor-in-chief for multiple nursing publications and has expertise working with various editing formats.

 

 

 

Caroline Simmons,
MS

 

Ms. Simmons’ qualifications include Editor in the Life Sciences certification, MS in Physiology, and 18 years of experience as a published scientist and writer/editor in several fields: bone physiology, dentistry, epidemiology, birth defects, and cancer.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Lillian Hauler

 

 

20+ years experience editing medical journals in a variety of disciplines, including radiology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics, using AMA, APA, or Chicago style.  Extensive experience editing horticultural journals as well.  Meets tight deadlines.  Experience working with nonnative English-speaking authors.

 

 

 

Mick Spillane,
MA

 

 

Copyeditor and coder for American Psychological Association journals and several other presses.

 

 
                 
  Jackie Herring  

Medical editor and writer with more than 25 years' experience copyediting medical journals and medical textbooks for a variety of publishers. She has special expertise in clarifying journal articles written by nonnative English-speaking authors.

 

 

 

Marta Goodrich Tanrikulu,
PhD

 

Marta Tanrikulu's editing specialties include plant and microbial physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, biotechnology, and renewable resources.  

 

 
                 
 

Duaine R. Jackola,
PhD

 

Dr. Jackola holds a doctorate in Biophysical Sciences with 30+ years research and publication history in immunology, cell biology, biochemistry and mathematical modeling.

 

 

 

Victoria Tepe,
PhD

 

Dr. Tepe holds a PhD. in Behavioral Neuroscience (psychophysiology, cognitive neurophysiology) with more than 20 years of experience as a published researcher, writer, and editor in the biobehavioral sciences, including human performance, human factors, neuropsychology, and stress/resilience. 

 

 

 
                 
 

Desirée Jackson,PhD

 

Dr. Jackson holds a PhD in Biomedical Science. Her scientific specialties are parasitology, molecular biology, and genomics. She edits material in the biological sciences including molecular genetics and developmental biology.

 

 

 

Holly Thesieres,
MA

 

Holly Thesieres is a full-time editorial freelancer and APA and Chicago expert. She specializes in geophysical and psychological editing.

 

 

 
                 
 

Judy Jamison,
MS

 

Judy is an experienced science editor specializing in biotechnology, molecular biology, and diverse topics in medicine.

 

Wendy Tymchuk,
PhD

 

Dr. Tymchuk is currently doing research in conservation and ecological genomics. Her broad, interdisciplinary expertise includes zoology, evolution, ecology, molecular biology, genomics, and aquaculture.

 

 

 
                 
 

Charlotte Kelchner,
MS, MS

 

Editor and writer specializing in geoscience and environmental topics. Master’s degrees in Marine Science and in Earth Science.

 

 

Will Vaughan,
PhD, PA-C

 

Editor with broad expertise in chemistry and medicine.  Holds Ph.D. in chemistry and practices as a physician assistant in hospital internal medicine.  True clinical perspective.

 

 

 
                 
 

Dvora Konstant

 

Skilled editor with over 20 years of experience editing medical textbooks and journals in a number of disciplines as well as producing scientific information aimed for the lay public. Experience working with authors who are nonnative English speakers. Personable.

 

 

 

Christopher
Walsh,
MSc

 

Former Senior In-house Editor of Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. Edits primary and review articles to exceptional journal standards for a broad range of topics, including genetics and development, microbiology, biochemistry and biochemical engineering. Chris edits in both American and British English.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Eileen Kramer,
MA

 

 

Broad experience in biology, working with nonnative English speakers, and software editing.

 

 

Thomas Wolf,
MA

 

Experienced medical textbook and web editor specializing in oncology, dentistry, nursing and veterinary science.

 

 

 
     

 

         
 

Melody Kroll,
MA

 

 

 

Experienced editor and writer in plant science, biochemistry, medicine, and education.

 

 

Lee Young,
PhD

 

Lee A. Young, with a PhD in physics from Harvard, did research in high-temperature physics and chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrical engineering, with publications in major journals. Copyediting scholarly and scientific monographs and textbooks followed. He has copyedited 182 manuscripts for non-native English writers. His editing skills also include mathematics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.

 

 

 
                 
         

Rosemary Young

 

AMA substantive editor of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, especially radiology, neuroradiology, pharmacology; experience working with nonnative English–speaking authors.

 

 

 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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