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Experience
| 1984
to present |
Independent
consultant in technical and scientific writing,
Durham, NC
Write and edit technical and scientific documents in a broad
range of disciplines, including life, environmental, and physical
sciences and engineering. Develop and teach courses in technical,
scientific, and business writing. Serve as notetaker (rapporteur)
for scientific conferences and workshops. Design documents,
provide desktop publishing, and create Web sites.
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| 1982–84 |
Senior
Technical Writer/Editor
Northrop Services, Inc.–Environmental Sciences
Research Triangle Park, NC
Under a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
wrote and edited journal articles, reports, standard operating
procedures, and other documents in the environmental health
sciences, environmental monitoring, and modeling of environmental
processes. Provided scientific peer review of EPA research
reports. Edited contract proposals. Hired and trained technical
writer/editors and supervised a staff of eight technical writer/editors.
Taught scientific writing courses for Northrop research staff.
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| 1980–82 |
Technical
Writer/Editor
Northrop Services, Inc.–Environmental Sciences
Research
Triangle Park, NC |
| 1979–80 |
Research
Technician
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Participated in research on neurophysiological aspects of aging
in rats. Managed rat colony. Edited journal articles, book chapters,
and conference posters and prepared publication-quality data
graphs. |
| 1972–78 |
Graduate
Teaching Assistant (10 semesters)
Graduate Research Assistant (2 semesters, 2 summers)
Visiting Instructor (summer 1978)
Department of Zoology, Duke University,
Durham, NC
Taught laboratory and recitation sections in genetics, vertebrate
comparative anatomy, and introductory biology. Assisted Dr. Henry
Wilbur in population ecology research. Originated and taught
a 30-hour introductory genetics course for non-science majors. |
Education
Ph.D.,
Zoology (minor in Botany)
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1978
B.A.,
Biology and Psychology, magna cum laude
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1972
In
addition to zoology, botany, and psychology, coursework included
statistics (three courses, including graduate-level applied biostatistics),
calculus, chemistry, and physics.
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, graduation honors in psychology,
St. Olaf College Honor Scholarship (four years)
Research
grants: Sigma Xi, the American Museum of Natural History,
the Graduate School of Duke University
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