Work Experience
Freelance Development Editor, April 2007–present
Clients: Aptara, Ascend Learning, DiacriTech, FA Davis, Graphic World, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Learning Mate, MPS, Pearson, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Clients: Aptara, Ascend Learning, DiacriTech, FA Davis, Graphic World, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Learning Mate, MPS, Pearson, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Development Editor/Managing Editor—Textbooks, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Wolters Kluwer Health), January 2002–March 2007
–Assessed author proposals for writing quality and market competitiveness
–Assisted authors in market-focused book planning by clarifying vision, recommending logical organization, and establishing effective chapter features
–Developmentally edited manuscript and provided editorial and review analysis
–Managed freelance development editors
–Established and maintained manuscript submission schedule with author
–Selected, prepared contracts for, and managed freelance artists and photographers
–Planned and served as an editorial consultant at photo shoots
–Initiated and provided editorial input for cover and interior designs
–Prepared manuscript and art for release to production
–Assessed author proposals for writing quality and market competitiveness
–Assisted authors in market-focused book planning by clarifying vision, recommending logical organization, and establishing effective chapter features
–Developmentally edited manuscript and provided editorial and review analysis
–Managed freelance development editors
–Established and maintained manuscript submission schedule with author
–Selected, prepared contracts for, and managed freelance artists and photographers
–Planned and served as an editorial consultant at photo shoots
–Initiated and provided editorial input for cover and interior designs
–Prepared manuscript and art for release to production
Journal Production Editor, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, June 1999–December 2001
–Copyedited articles, corrected page proofs, corresponded with authors, and read behind/provided feedback for freelance copy editors
–Served as Managing Editor of Journal of Investigative Medicine, May 2000–December 2001: managed submission and review process and developed, researched, and wrote news articles
–Trained new production editors in department procedures and basic copyediting skills
–Copyedited articles, corrected page proofs, corresponded with authors, and read behind/provided feedback for freelance copy editors
–Served as Managing Editor of Journal of Investigative Medicine, May 2000–December 2001: managed submission and review process and developed, researched, and wrote news articles
–Trained new production editors in department procedures and basic copyediting skills
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park, August 1998–May 1999
–Taught “Introduction to Academic Writing”
–Researched and presented strategies of effective rhetoric
–Planned weekly lessons and graded papers
–Taught “Introduction to Academic Writing”
–Researched and presented strategies of effective rhetoric
–Planned weekly lessons and graded papers
Education
EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD
Completed Substantive Editing (May 2004) and Advanced Editing (April 2005) courses
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Completed course work (but not oral exams or dissertation) for PhD, English Literature, in 1999
GPA 3.7/4.0
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
MA, English Literature
Graduated May 1997, GPA 4.0/4.0
Furman University, Greenville, SC
BA, English Literature
Graduated May 1993, GPA 3.03/4.0
Completed Substantive Editing (May 2004) and Advanced Editing (April 2005) courses
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Completed course work (but not oral exams or dissertation) for PhD, English Literature, in 1999
GPA 3.7/4.0
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
MA, English Literature
Graduated May 1997, GPA 4.0/4.0
Furman University, Greenville, SC
BA, English Literature
Graduated May 1993, GPA 3.03/4.0
Selected Projects
Developmental Editing (limited and full)
Ancillary Development
Writing
Scholarly Publication (co-editor)
Project Management
Copyediting (textbook)
Copyediting (journals)
- Apgar, Social Work Licensing Advanced Generalist Exam: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 3rd ed., Springer, 2021
- Apgar, Social Work Licensing Clinical Exam: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 3rd ed., Springer, 2021
- Apgar, Social Work Licensing Masters Exam: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 3rd ed., Springer, 2021
- Archer, Therapeutic Massage in Athletics, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006
- Armiger and Martyn, Stretching for Functional Flexibility, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
- Braun and Simonson, Introduction to Massage Therapy, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
- Browning and Wicker, Visualizing Health Care Statistics: A Data Mining Approach, FA Davis, 2016
- Cappaert and Merrick, Sports Medicine Pathophysiology, FA Davis, 2016
- Castle, Massage Notes: A Pocket Guide to Assessments and Treatments, FA Davis, 2012
- Clarkson, Joint Motion, Muscle Length, and Function Assessment, 2nd ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2020
- Dadio and Nolan, Clinical Pathways of Assessment: An Occupational Therapist’s Process for Evaluating Range of Motion and Manual Muscle Strength, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017
- Dankanich, Fundamentals of Operating Room Skills, Pearson Education, 2011
- Donaldson, Herbal-Drug Interactions Important in Dentistry, Western Schools, 2016
- Fulmer, Nurses Improving Care (NICHE): The Official Guide to Leadership, Program Development, Implementation, Policy, Springer, 2018
- Gilmore, Medical Transcription Fundamentals: Where Success Takes Root, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
- Girtel and Girtel, Dental Office Administration, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
- Holland and Anderson, Communication and Ethics for Bodywork Practitioners, FA Davis, 2011
- Kross, Diabetes Mellitus: A Link to Periodontal Disease and Other Oral and Dental Complications, Western Schools, 2016
- Kross, Medication-Related Damage to Oral Hard and Soft Tissues, Western Schools, 2016
- Kutz, Leadership and Management in Athletic Training: An Integrated Approach, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
- Lisko, NCLEX-RN Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy, 7th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015: cartoon captions and drug mnemonic boxes
- McArdle, Katch, and Katch, Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2023
- McIntosh, The Educated Heart: Professional Boundaries for Massage Therapists, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
- Moore, NCLEX-PN Q & A Plus! Made Incredibly Easy, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016: cartoon captions and drug tables
- O’Meara, Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing: A Case-Based Approach, 1st ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018
- Polit and Beck, Essentials of Nursing Research, 9th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016
- Peterson’s, Peterson’s Master the EMT Certification Exam, 5th ed., Author, 2019
- Peterson’s, Peterson’s Master the Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exams, 20th ed., Author, 2018
- Premkumar, The Massage Connection: Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
- Rector and Stanley, Community and Public Health Nursing, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022
- Rome, NCLEX-RN Q&A Plus, 1st ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019
- Sarakinakis, Dental Assisting Notes, FA Davis, 2013
- Sherpath for Visovsky Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th ed., Elsevier, 2022
- Sherpath for Williams Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th ed., Elsevier, 2022
- Sinclair, Modern Hydrotherapy for the Massage Therapist, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
- Stager, Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A Practical Guide to Bodywork for the Perinatal Cycle, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
- Stephens, Therapeutic Chair Massage, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
- Tagher and Knapp, Pediatric Nursing: A Case-Based Approach, 1st ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019
- Western Schools, Asthma Management, Author, 2017
- Western Schools, Nursing Leadership and Management, Author, 2016
- Western Schools, Substance Abuse, Author, 2017
- Williams, Spa Bodywork: A Guide for Massage Therapists, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006
Ancillary Development
- ACSM Advanced Exercise Physiology, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: PowerPoint slides
- ACSM Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: PowerPoint slides
- Alexander, Johnson-Mallard, Kostas-Polston, Fogel, and Woods, Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, 2nd ed., Springer, 2016: review questions, case studies, and PowerPoint slides
- Allen, Nursing Home Administration, 7th ed., Springer, 2015: instructor’s manual, containing text summaries, suggested learning activities, case studies, discussion questions, and multiple choice questions
- Benjamin, Tappan’s Handbook of Massage Therapy, Pearson, 20015: matched learning objectives to review questions in study plan
- Boyd and Luebbert, Psychiatric Nursing, 7th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022: case studies, pre-lecture quizzes, syllabi
- Braun and Anderson, Applied Pathophysiology: A Conceptual Approach to the Mechanisms of Disease, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016: editing PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, and test questions
- Braun and Simonson, Introduction to Massage Therapy, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: quiz bank, study plan, PowerPoint slides, ethics questions, and lesson plans
- Broome and Marshall, Transformational Leadership in Nursing, 3rd ed., Springer, 2019: PowerPoint slides
- Carcio and Secor, Advanced Health Assessment of Women: Clinical Skills and Procedures, 4th ed., Springer, 2018: PowerPoint slides
- Cohen, Memmler’s The Human Body in Health and Disease, 14th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018: editing quiz bank questions
- Cohen and DePetris, Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, 8th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017: mapping sample course syllabus to curriculum
- Cohen and Jones, Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, 9th ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2019: PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, test questions, and quiz questions
- DeLaet, Introduction to Healthcare and Careers, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: lecture outlines and PowerPoint slides
- DSST, Health & Human Development and Substance Abuse, Author, 2016: test questions
- DSST, Substance Abuse, Author, 2022: test questions
- Durham and Chapman, Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care, 2nd ed., FA Davis, 2014: NCLEX-style test questions (285 new questions written)
- Engelkirk, Burton’s Microbiology for the Health Sciences, 11th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018: editing quiz bank questions
- Fantasia, Harris, and Fontenot, Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings, 12th ed., Springer, 2021: PowerPoint slides
- Get Fit, Stay Well, 2nd ed., Pearson Education, 2011: test questions
- Goldsteen, Goldsteen, and Dwelle, Introduction to Public Health: Promises and Practice, 2nd ed., Springer, 2013: PowerPoint slides, test questions, and instructor’s manual
- Harkness and DeMarco, Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014: NCLEX-style test questions (210 new questions written; 315 revised)
- Harmening, Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 6th ed., FA Davis, 2013: clinical scenarios
- Harris and Winokuer, Principles and Practice of Grief Counseling, 3rd ed., Springer, 2019: PowerPoint slides, instructor’s manual, and test questions
- Hinkle and Cheever, Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015: inputting, adding rationale to, and tagging NCLEX-style test questions (1,092 questions edited)
- Hinkle, Cheever, and Overbaugh, Brunner & Suddharth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022: test questions
- Holly, Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and the DNP Project, Springer, 2018: PowerPoint slides
- Jacobs, Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity: Splinting Principles and Process, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: glossary
- Knickman and Kovner, Jonas and Kovner’s Health Care Delivery in the United States, 11th ed., Springer, 2015: PowerPoint slides, test questions, syllabus, and instructor’s manual
- Kraemer, Fleck, and Deschenes, Exercise Physiology: Integrating Theory and Application, 2011: PowerPoint slides
- Kronenberger, Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012: online interactive case studies for use with Optum/Care Tracker Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record system
- Lippincott RN to BSN Online: Community and Public Health, Wolters Kluwer, 2016: mapping video case curricula to textbook
- Lippincott CoursePoint for Community and Public Health Nursing, Wolters Kluwer, 2016: developmental editing of curriculum for video cases
- Lippincott CoursePoint for Hood: Leddy and Pepper’s Professional Nursing, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022: bibliography screens and quiz questions
- Lippincott CoursePoint for Nursing Concepts, Wolters Kluwer, 2018–2022: developmental editing of online concept definitions
- LWW’s Comprehensive Dental Assisting, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: test questions
- Lynn, Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014: NCLEX-style student review questions (93 new questions written; 267 revised)
- McCall and Tankersley, Phlebotomy Essentials, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: PowerPoint slides and lesson plans
- McEwen and Willis, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: NCLEX-style test questions (125 new questions written; 269 revised)
- Morton, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, 10th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012: NCLEX-style test questions (420 new questions written; 420 revised)
- Nath and Lindsley, A Short Course in Medical Terminology, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018: test bank questions
- Pearson, Health Promotion: RN to BSN Course Series, Author, 2016: test questions
- Pearson, Pathophysiology: RN to BSN Course Series, Author, 2016: test questions
- Pearson, Population-Based Nursing: RN to BSN Course Series, Author, 2016: test questions
- Pharmacy Competency Exam [online exam], Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: metadata for online modules
- Pickett, Preventing Medical Emergencies: Use of the Medical History in Dental Practice, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014: PowerPoint slides and quiz questions
- Pillatteri, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, 7th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: NCLEX-style student review questions (576 new questions written)
- Porcari, Bryant, and Comana, Exercise Physiology, FA Davis, 2014: test questions
- Rector, Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health, 9th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017: mapping interactive modules, video case materials, and instructor resources to textbook
- Rector and Stanley, Community and Public Health Nursing, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022: assignments, case studies, PowerPoint slides, pre-lecture quizzes, and syllabi
- Rosdahl, Textbook of Basic Nursing, 10th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011: quick quiz questions
- Saxon, Etten, and Perkins, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, 7th ed., Springer, 2022: PowerPoint slides, instructor’s manual, and test questions
- Saxon, Perkins, and Etten, Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions, 6th ed., Springer, 2014: PowerPoint slides and test questions
- Sesser, The Complete Medical Assistant, 1st ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016: online interactive case studies for use with Optum/Care Tracker Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record system
- Sugar, Riekse, Holstege, and Faber, Introduction to Aging: A Positive, Interdisciplinary Approach, 2nd ed., Springer, 2019: instructor’s manual
- Tappero, Physical Assessment of the Newborn: A Comprehensive Approach to the Art of Physical Examination, 6th ed., Springer, 2018: PowerPoint slides
- Taylor, Lynn, & Bartlett: Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care, 9th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019: editing quiz bank questions
- Thaler, The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need, 7th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: PowerPoint slides, test questions, and lesson plans
- Thaler, The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need, 8th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018: PowerPoint slides and guided lecture notes
- Timby, Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: workbook questions and answers
- Van Leeuwen and Bladh, Davis’s Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications, 6th ed., FA Davis, 2015: NCLEX-style test questions (600 new questions written)
- Van Leeuwen and Bladh, Textbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: Application at the Bedside, FA Davis, 2015: NCLEX-style test questions and PowerPoint slides (500 new questions written)
- Videbeck, Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2023: assignments, case studies, discussion topics, guided lecture notes, internet resources, journal articles, PowerPoint slides, pre-lecture quizzes, and syllabi
- vSim for Nursing: Advanced Medical–Surgical, Wolters Kluwer, 2022: edited student and instructor resources associated with an online virtual simulation application
- vSim for Nursing: Assessment, Wolters Kluwer, 2016: edited student and instructor resources associated with an online virtual simulation application
- vSim for Nursing: Maternity, Wolters Kluwer, 2014: edited student and instructor resources associated with an online virtual simulation application
- vSim for Nursing: Mental Health, Wolters Kluwer, 2017: edited student and instructor resources associated with an online virtual simulation application
- vSim for Nursing: Pediatrics, Wolters Kluwer, 2014: edited student and instructor resources associated with an online virtual simulation application
- Waslaski, Clinical Massage Therapy: A Structural Approach to Pain Management, Pearson Education, 2011: instructor’s manual and test questions
- Weber and Kelley, Health Assessment in Nursing, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: NCLEX-style test questions (340 new questions written; 668 revised)
- Webster, Sanders, Ricci, Kyle, and Carman, Canadian Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019: Guided Lecture notes and PowerPoint slides
- Whittington, Kunkel, and de Medeiros, Global Aging, 2nd ed., Springer, 2019: PowerPoint slides and instructor’s manual
- Wilkins, Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, 11th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012: PowerPoint slides, test bank questions, quiz bank questions, and lesson plans
- Wilkinson and Treas, Fundamentals of Nursing, 3rd ed., FA Davis, 2014: NCLEX-style student test bank questions (675 new questions written)
- Wingerd, The Human Body: Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013: lesson plans
- Ziesemer, Medical Office Management and Technology: An Applied Approach, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012: lesson plans
Writing
- Knickman and Kovner, Jonas and Kovner’s Health Care Delivery in the United States, 11th ed., Springer, 2015: online supplemental chapter on the Affordable Care Act
Scholarly Publication (co-editor)
- Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview Press, 2001
Project Management
- Braun and Simonson, Introduction to Massage Therapy, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
- Clay and Pounds, Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
- Crepeau, Cohn, and Schell, Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy, 10th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003
- Di Lorenzo and Strasinger, Blood Collection: A Short Course, 2nd ed., FA Davis, 2009
- Dixon, Myofascial Massage, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006
- Graves, Clinical Decision Making for the PTA: Across the Continuum of Care, FA Davis, 2011
- Hertling and Kessler, Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders: Physical Therapy Principles & Methods, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
- Kolkhorst, Virtual Exercise Physiology Laboratory CD-ROM, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003
- MacDonald, Massage for the Hospital Patient and Medically Frail Client, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
- Mulligan, Occupational Therapy Evaluation for Children: A Pocket Guide, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003
- Oatis, Kinesiology: The Mechanics and Pathomechanics of Human Movement, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003
- Sinclair, Pediatric Massage Therapy, 2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
- Whyte Ferguson, Clinical Mastery in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
- Wible, Pharmacology for Massage Therapy, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
- Yardley-Nohr, Ethics for Massage Therapists, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006
Copyediting (textbook)
- Rhoades and Bell, Medical Physiology, 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Copyediting (journals)
- American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Journal of Clinical Oncology (biweekly), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Journal of Investigative Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins