Overview

I am a deadline- and detail-oriented freelance editor pursuing freelance assignments in editing, proofreading, and writing, offering over 25 years of experience in scientific editing and publishing fields, with 6+ years as a freelancer. I am highly organized, self-motivated, computer-proficient, and professional. Currently I am a middle-school science teacher who has developed curriculum in science and utilizing technology in science, and am looking for freelance opportunities in copyediting and proofreading. I am also a practicing, exhibiting artist, and hold degrees in art and comparative literature, as well as teaching credentials in life and general science, with a M.Ed. in Cross-Cultural education.

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Developing curriculum for life science, incorporating technology in the classroom

Copyedit and reference-edit manuscripts
Copyedit online using Word-based templates
Adhere to publishers' style, Chicago Manual of Style, APA, MLA, and other style manuals
Edit and code author-prepared subject indexes
Set and maintain publishing schedules and deadlines
Process and review manuscripts
Size, code, and correct art
Proofread word-for-word as needed
Communicate with authors and typesetter regarding problems, deadlines, design issues, etc.
Obtain permissions for previously published art, tables, or text
Review author corrections and typesetters' work
Hire subject indexers
Review page proofs and revised pages
Review marketing information for ad campaigns and back matter copy
Prepare documentation to release published material to printers

The majority of my freelance work has been for Academic Press, a subsidiary of Harcourt, Inc., now part of Elsevier Science. In this capacity, I have managed or edited more than 65 scientific books on topics including life sciences, molecular biology, physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, chemistry, medicine, psychology, and online and computer resources. I have worked with numerous authors of different nationalities and language backgrounds.

See freelance work, same duties, but in house

Processed and managed journal submissions
Proofread page proofs and revised pages for books and journal articles, reviewing author corrections
Assisted in editorial responsibilities for books and journals

Edited reports for style, design, grammar, spelling, and numerical accuracy
Catalogued company's reference library, providing brief analysis of each reference

Typed and edited reports
Wrote and edited marketing proposals to city, county, and military agencies
Supervised word processing and report production departments and staff
Managed vendors

Tumor Suppressing Viruses, Genes, and Drugs: Innovative Cancer Therapy Approaches

Tumor Suppressing Viruses, Genes, and Drugs profiles the new generation of cancer treatments now in development. The book examines the innovative new approaches of viral, gene, and signal therapies that promise to replace or enhance conventional methods such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The timely information presented by this book should be of interest to anyone concerned with adv... read more

Tumor Suppressing Viruses, Genes, and Drugs profiles the new generation of cancer treatments now in development. The book examines the innovative new approaches of viral, gene, and signal therapies that promise to replace or enhance conventional methods such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The timely information presented by this book should be of interest to anyone concerned with adv... read more

Menopause: Biology and Pathobiology

Menopause: Biology and Pathobiology is a comprehensive volume covering all aspects of the biology, anatomy, physiology, pathobiology, and pharmacology of menopause, as well as its diagnosis and management.The book is divided into four sections: Basic Biology, Epidemiology, Menopausal Systems Pathophysiology, and Intervention. Basic Biology covers such fundamentals as ovarian anatomy and physio... read more

Menopause: Biology and Pathobiology is a comprehensive volume covering all aspects of the biology, anatomy, physiology, pathobiology, and pharmacology of menopause, as well as its diagnosis and management.The book is divided into four sections: Basic Biology, Epidemiology, Menopausal Systems Pathophysiology, and Intervention. Basic Biology covers such fundamentals as ovarian anatomy and physio... read more

Project Management for the 21st Century

Bennet Lientz, Kathryn Rea

The challenge of managing projects is to combine the technology of the future with lessons from the past. In the Third Edition of Project Management for the 21st Century, noted authors Bennet Lientz and Kathryn Rea provide a modern, proven approach to project management. Properly applied without massive administrative overhead, project management can supply structure, focus, and control to dri... read more

The challenge of managing projects is to combine the technology of the future with lessons from the past. In the Third Edition of Project Management for the 21st Century, noted authors Bennet Lientz and Kathryn Rea provide a modern, proven approach to project management. Properly applied without massive administrative overhead, project management can supply structure, focus, and control to dri... read more

I'm Not Crazy: Stigma Revealed

Editor, Salli McQuaid

If your life has in any been touched by mental illness, you will find this art quilt catalog -- and the exhibition -- irresistible. "I'm Not Crazy: Stigma Revealed" chronicles the striking international art exhibition "I'm Not Crazy," conceived of and curated by the Quilt Artist Kathy Nida of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), a powerful international art organization created for the advancem... read more

If your life has in any been touched by mental illness, you will find this art quilt catalog -- and the exhibition -- irresistible. "I'm Not Crazy: Stigma Revealed" chronicles the striking international art exhibition "I'm Not Crazy," conceived of and curated by the Quilt Artist Kathy Nida of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), a powerful international art organization created for the advancem... read more

Slow Calories, Fast Calories: Decoding Weight and Blood Sugar Like Never Before

Sara Tang

In SLOW CALORIES, FAST CALORIES: Decoding Weight and Blood Sugar Like Never Before, Sara Tang, Fulbright Fellow, NTP, has finally cracked the code on the relationship between your food and blood sugar and how this relationship could impact your weight and overall health. The book demonstrates how to balance fast calories (foods with GI scores) and slow calories (foods without GI scores) to ach... read more

In SLOW CALORIES, FAST CALORIES: Decoding Weight and Blood Sugar Like Never Before, Sara Tang, Fulbright Fellow, NTP, has finally cracked the code on the relationship between your food and blood sugar and how this relationship could impact your weight and overall health. The book demonstrates how to balance fast calories (foods with GI scores) and slow calories (foods without GI scores) to ach... read more

Handbook of Educational Policy (Educational Psychology)

The Handbook of Educational Policy provides a comprehensive overview of policy questions in education reform at local, state, and national levels. The book raises controversial questions, such as who really benefits from educational reform, and investigates issues of accountability, assessment, educational fads, technology in education, and other matters of educational policy. The book explore... read more

The Handbook of Educational Policy provides a comprehensive overview of policy questions in education reform at local, state, and national levels. The book raises controversial questions, such as who really benefits from educational reform, and investigates issues of accountability, assessment, educational fads, technology in education, and other matters of educational policy. The book explore... read more

The Osteoporotic Syndrome, Fourth Edition: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment

Metabolic bone degeneration (osteoporosis) affects millions of people--primarily postmenopausal women--and is directly responsible for debilitating hip, vertebral, and limb fractures in the elderly. Incorporating advances made within just the past five years, The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment serves as an up-to-date, practical guide to the major clinical aspects o... read more

Metabolic bone degeneration (osteoporosis) affects millions of people--primarily postmenopausal women--and is directly responsible for debilitating hip, vertebral, and limb fractures in the elderly. Incorporating advances made within just the past five years, The Osteoporotic Syndrome: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment serves as an up-to-date, practical guide to the major clinical aspects o... read more

Principles of Cloning

Principles of Cloning is the first comprehensive book on animal cloning since the creation of Dolly. The contributing authors are the principal investigators on each of the animal species cloned to date, and are expertly qualified to present the state-of-the-art information in their respective areas. Editors Cibelli, Lanza and West garnered worldwide spotlight late in 2001 when their company, ... read more

Principles of Cloning is the first comprehensive book on animal cloning since the creation of Dolly. The contributing authors are the principal investigators on each of the animal species cloned to date, and are expertly qualified to present the state-of-the-art information in their respective areas. Editors Cibelli, Lanza and West garnered worldwide spotlight late in 2001 when their company, ... read more

Language and the Brain: Representation and Processing (Foundations of Neuropsychology)

The study of language has increasingly become an area of interdisciplinary interest. Not only is it studied by speech specialists and linguists, but by psychologists and neuroscientists as well, particularly in understanding how the brain processes meaning. This book is a comprehensive look at sentence processing as it pertains to the brain, with contributions from individuals in a wide array ... read more

The study of language has increasingly become an area of interdisciplinary interest. Not only is it studied by speech specialists and linguists, but by psychologists and neuroscientists as well, particularly in understanding how the brain processes meaning. This book is a comprehensive look at sentence processing as it pertains to the brain, with contributions from individuals in a wide array ... read more

Surgical Research

With the recent changes in the health care industry, surgeons face increasing pressure to devote their time to their clinical activities, thus limiting their research efforts. It is essential that young and creative individuals are encouraged to perform research and are given incentives to participate in research under the mentorship of more experienced research investigators.Surgical Research... read more

With the recent changes in the health care industry, surgeons face increasing pressure to devote their time to their clinical activities, thus limiting their research efforts. It is essential that young and creative individuals are encouraged to perform research and are given incentives to participate in research under the mentorship of more experienced research investigators.Surgical Research... read more

Analysis and Management of Animal Populations

Byron K. Williams, James D. Nichols, Michael J. Conroy

Analysis and Management of Animal Populations deals with the processes involved in making informed decisions about the management of animal populations. It covers the modeling of population responses to management actions, the estimation of quantities needed in the modeling effort, and the application of these estimates and models to the development of sound management decisions. The book synt... read more

Analysis and Management of Animal Populations deals with the processes involved in making informed decisions about the management of animal populations. It covers the modeling of population responses to management actions, the estimation of quantities needed in the modeling effort, and the application of these estimates and models to the development of sound management decisions. The book synt... read more