Editorial resume
I am a self-motivated editorial professional committed to taking a descriptive approach to the English language. My attention to detail and indomitable work ethic are shaped by the diversity of my life experiences.
Education
Bachelor of Arts degree — Clemson University
Associate of Arts degree — Pima Community College
Editorial skills
Editorial knowledge
House styles and submission guidelines
Editorial credits
Copyedited
Employment history
Education
Bachelor of Arts degree — Clemson University
- Clemson, SC: 8/2007 – 12/2009
- Major: English Writing and Publication Studies
- Minor: Business and Technical Writing
Associate of Arts degree — Pima Community College
- Tucson, AZ: 8/2002 – 5/2007
- Concentration: Liberal Arts
Editorial skills
- Copyediting — editing spelling, usage, grammar, punctuation, consistency, clarity, and flow
- Mechanical editing — enforcing conformity with submission and style guidelines
- Proofreading — checking revised or reprinted text against source documents
- Fact checking — confirming facts, quotations, and bibliographic references as needed
- Formatting references — imposing systems of attribution on reference lists and text citations
- Cross-checking references — ensuring presence of all listed and cited references
- Indexing — creating comprehensive back-of-book indexes that enhance usability of texts
Editorial knowledge
House styles and submission guidelines
- American Psychological Association, American Sociological Association, Associated Press, Chicago Manual of Style, Council of Science Editors, Modern Language Association, NYU Press, Rutgers University Press, Sage UK, Society for American Archaeology, Temple University Press, University of South Carolina Press, University Press of Florida, Vanderbilt University Press, West Virginia University Press, Wiley-Blackwell
- Academy of Management Journal, American Journal of Human Biology, Economics and Human Biology, Human Biology, Journal of Business Ethics, Management International Review, Organization Studies, Social Psychology Quarterly
Editorial credits
Copyedited
- “Craniofacial Asymmetry as a Marker of Socioeconomic Status among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in the United States” (Economics and Human Biology) — Weisensee & Spradley 2018
- St. Petersburg International Media Forum (web content) — ROSKINO 2014
- The South Carolina Roots of African American Thought — Ashton & Thomas eds. 2014
- “The Long-Term Effects of Protestant Activities in China.” (SSRN) — Chen, Wang & Yan 2014
- “Exploring the Relative Importance of Spatial and Environmental Variation on the Craniometrics of the Modern Portuguese” (Human Biology) — Weisensee 2013
- “Assessing the Relationship Between Fluctuating Asymmetry and Cause of Death in Skeletal Remains: A Test of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis” (American Journal of Human Biology) — Weisensee 2013
- “Institutional Ethics and the Spirit of Chinese Business Leaders” (Authentic Leadership: Clashes, Convergences and Coalescences) — Han 2013
- “The Influence from the Past: Organizational Imprinting and Firms’ Compliance with Social Insurance Policies in China” (Journal of Business Ethics) — Han, Zheng & Xu 2013
“Organizations as Communities: The Rise and Fall of Community Capital in Chinese Firms” (Academy of Management Proceedings) — Han & Yao 2012 - Social Capital and Institutional Transition: Regional Context for Network Use in Job Search in Russia, 1985–2001 (dissertation) — Mayorova 2008
- Offender Crime Perspectives: A Study in Affect Control Theory (dissertation) — S.M. Nelson 2007
- The Casma City of El Purgatorio: Ancient Urbanism in the Andes — Vogel 2016
- Framing Fat: Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture — Kwan & Graves 2013
- Frontier Life in Ancient Peru: The Archaeology of Cerro la Cruz — Vogel 2012
- Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking the Rules — Bobel & Kwan eds. 2011
- Under the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake — Kwan & Graves 2020
- Body Battlegrounds: Transgressions, Tensions, and Transformations — Bobel & Kwan eds. 2019
- Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings — Iannone, Houk & Schwake eds. 2016
- Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands — Houk 2015
- The Archaeology of Smoking and Tobacco: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective — Fox 2015
- Mango — Karetnick 2014
- State of Defiance: Challenging the Johns Committee's Assault on Civil Liberties — Poucher 2014
- Futból! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America — Nadel 2014
- Crossing the Line: Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and after World War II — Jones-Branch 2014
- Ancient Maya Political Dynamics — Foias 2013
- A Nickel and a Prayer: The Autobiography of Jane Edna Hunter — Thomas ed. 2010
- “Redefining a Bizarre Situation: Relative Concept Stability in Affect Control Theory” (Social Psychology Quarterly and American Sociological Association Student Paper of the Year 2007) — S.M. Nelson 2006
Employment history
Member relations specialist
Editorial freelancer Patient care specialist Member service representative Part-time teller Poll manager Intern / Research assistant Dental assistant Part-time bartender Printer’s assistant United States Army Reservist Retail: volunteer / cashier / supervisor |
Houston, TX
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2/2019 to present
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