Portfolio

Developmental Editing

The articles below exemplify my work as a developmental editor: I oversaw their organization, structure, language, formatting, and citations as they developed from government white papers into health policy research articles.

  • Kostas-Polston et al., “Patterns in Urogenital Health in Active Duty Servicewomen: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Survey Evaluating Impacts of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Resources Across Three Military Environments.” Military Medicine 2023;188. PDF

  • Madsen et al., “Telehealth in the Military Health System: Impact, Obstacles, and Opportunities.” Military Medicine 2023;188. PDF

  • Jackson et al., Optometric Brain Injury Curriculum in Federal Residency Training Programs: A Consensus Report. Military Medicine 2023;188. PDF

  • Degutis et al., “Graduate Medical Education in the Military Health System: Strategic Analysis and Options. Military Medicine 2023;188. PDF

  • Witkop et al., “Improving the Health and Readiness of Military Women.” Military Medicine 2023;188. PDF

Language Editing

These articles typify my work in language editing: I refined their language, style, and consistency during the period between acceptance and publication.

  • Li et al., “Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic diversity, differentiation, and selection signatures of yak breeds/populations in Qinghai, China.” Livestock Genomics (Frontiers in Genetics) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1034094

  • Liu et al., “LFSC: A linear fast semi-supervised clustering algorithm that integrates reference-bulk and single-cell transcriptomes.” Computational Genomics (Frontiers in Genetics) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1068075

  • Bakk, “Representing mental disorders with virtual reality applications: Designing for multimodality and complex participation.” Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour (Frontiers in Virtual Reality) 2022;3. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2022.881766

  • Faria Gama et al., “Structure and expression of Rhodnius prolixus GH18 chitinases and chitinase-like proteins: Characterization of the physiological role of RpCht7, a gene from subgroup VIII, in vector fitness and reproduction.” Invertebrate Physiology (Frontiers in Physiology) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.861620

  • Nirmala et al., “Antagonistic Effect of Dichloromethane on Oreochromis mossambicus and Immune Stimulation Activity of Aloe Vera.” Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment (Frontiers in Environmental Science) 2022;10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.913065

  • Du et al., “Efficacy comparison of Kirschner-wire tension band combined with patellar cerclage and anchor-loop plate in treatment of inferior patellar pole fracture.” Biomechanics (Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology) 2022;10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1010508

  • Xu et al., “Targeting glycolysis in non-small cell lung cancer: Promises and challenges. Pharmacology of Anti-Cancer Drugs (Frontiers in Pharmacology) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.1037341

  • Xin Bai et al., “Potential mechanisms of Lian-Zhi-Fan solution for TNBS-induced ulcerative colitis in rats via a metabolomics approach.” Ethnopharmacology (Frontiers in Pharmacology) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.1014117

  • Junyi Bai et al., “Antibacterial intraosseous implant surface coating that responds to changes in the bacterial microenvironment.” Biomaterials (Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology) 2022;10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1016001

  • Fan et al., “Targeted next-generation sequencing for genetic variants of left ventricular mass status among community-based adults in Taiwan.” Applied Genetic Epidemiology (Frontiers in Genetics) 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1064980

research

Articles & Book Chapters

  • “‘La vie Impossible”: Germfree Life in the Microbiome Era.” Practices of Speculation: Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration, ed. Jeanne Cortiel, Christine Hanke, Jan Hutta, and Colin Milburn. Transcript Verlag, 2020. PDF  

  • with Colin Milburn: “Citizens of the Future: Science Fiction and the Games of Citizen Science. Science Fiction Film and Television 2021;14.2. PDF  

  • “Are Clusters Races? A Discussion of the Rhetorical Appropriation of Rosenberg et al.’s ‘Genetic Structure of Human Populations.’” Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology 2017;9.12. PDF 

  • “Corporate Agriculture and the Exploitation of Life in Portal 2.” Games and Culture 2016;14.3. PDF

Theses & Dissertation

  • Construction and phenotypic characterization of an alternative sigma factor E mutant in Bordetella bronchiseptica strain RB50” (undergraduate thesis)

  • The Embodied Sublime in Joseph Priestley’s The History and Present State of Electricity (MA thesis)

  • Ruptures: Life without Germs in the Microbiome Era (PhD dissertation)

Citizen Science

Foldit: The Campaign Mode (http://fold.it). UC Davis ModLab, University of Washington Center for Game Science and Institute for Protein Design, Northeastern University, and Vanderbilt University. 2022. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

with Colin Milburn, Katherine Buse, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal, Raida Aldosari, Patrick Camarador, Josh Aaron Miller, and Justin Siegel: “Join the Fold: Video Games, Science Fiction, and the Refolding of Citizen Science. Design Issues 2023;39.1. PDF

Laboratory experience

I have worked on research projects in the following fields and settings:

  • virology (Rhesus rhadinovirus), University of North Carolina

  • bacteriology (Bordetella bronchiseptica), Penn State

  • tissue culture and stem cell biology, Centocor, Inc.

  • reproductive endocrinology and kinesiology, Penn State