Curriculum Vitae

Professional Summary

Whether you publish or write medical and scientific manuscripts or similar content, the work needs to be clear, coherent, and comprehensive. As a freelance medical editor with two degrees in neuroscience, an editing certificate from the University of Chicago, and 3 years of experience, I can help you produce work that meets rigorous scientific and ethical standards and complies with publishing requirements. I work with organizations that publish medical and scientific manuscripts and similar content, as well as individuals who want to publish journal articles and complete their dissertations, theses, and books.

Organizational Clients:

CROs
Journals
Publishers
Professional societies and associations

Individual Clients:

Principal and other investigators
Graduate students
Undergraduate students
Academics

Services:

Copy editing
- This includes looking not only at grammar, but also word choice, clarity, and reader understanding of a near-finished draft. Changes made be made to content of the material.
Proofreading
- This includes looking specifically at grammar, spelling, typos, and punctuation of a final draft. No changes are made to content material.

Projects:

Abstracts
Dissertations and theses
Journal articles
Books
Posters
Slide decks
Research documents
Medical and clinical documents

Skills

Manuscript Copyediting Manuscript Writing

Microsoft Office Proofreading Critical Thinking Attention to Detail

Work Experience

2022-Present

Business Owner—Freelance & Contract Positions

Independent contractor for McGraw-Hill–Medical
- Proofreader for annual publication of Current Medical Diagnosis & Testing and Quick Medical Diagnosis & Testing
- Use AMA and house style
Book reviewer for Elite Editing
Provided copyediting services for individual clients
- Jesus Found in Translation – Lizzie Berne DeGear
- Scientific manuscripts

2019-Present

Research Technician—Georgia State University

Parent Lab – Eating Behavior and Memory/Alzheimer’s Disease Research—Rodent Model

Run and teach behavioral tasks
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/RNA extraction
CO2/Isoflurane euthanasia
Brain sectioning and imaging
Stereotaxic surgery
Run lab website and blog

Publications

Parent#, M.B., Ferreira-Neto#, H.C., Kruemmel, A.R., Althammer, F., Patel, A., Keo, S., Whitley, K.E., Cox, D.N., & Stern, J.E. (July 2021). Heart failure impairs mood and memory in male rats and down-regulates the expression of numerous genes important for synaptic plasticity in related brain regions. Behavioral Brain Research. #co-first author. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113452

Althammer F., Roy R.K., Kirchner M.K., Campos-Lira E., Whitley, K.E., et al. (April 2023). Angiotensin II-Mediated Neuroinflammation in the Hippocampus Contributes to Neuronal Deficits and Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Rats. Hypertension. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21070

Parent# M.B., Whitley# K.E., Zafar U., Zickgraf H.F., & Sharp W.G. (March 2024). Systematic review of pharmacological treatments that reduce conditioned taste aversions in rodents: A potential animal model of pediatric feeding disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Appetite. #co-first author. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107172

Whitley K, Briggs SB, Sharma K, Parent MB. Don’t ignore the middle: Distinct mnemonic functions of intermediate hippocampus. Hippocampus. Published online August 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23629

Education & Relevant Coursework

University of Chicago Graham School

Professional development editing certification with a focus on scientific and medical manuscript editing

Relevant Coursework:

Medical Copyediting
Editing Tables, Graphs, and Figures
Freelancing for Scientific and Medical Manuscript Editing

Georgia State University

BS and MS in Neuroscience

Relevant Coursework:

Neuroscience of Memory
Drugs and the Nervous System
Psychology of the Atypical Child
Scientific Method in Neuroscience
Molecular Cell Biology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mind and Brain
Neurobiology
Research Design and Analysis
Developmental Neuroscience
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience

A Bit More About Me

Outside of the lab, I am a big fan of reading, writing, and making embroidery on canvas. My favorite book is Brain by Robin Cook, and I am currently working on a historical fiction novel about a young archaeology student stuck in ancient Egypt. I am neurodivergent, so my attention to detail is impeccable as well as my ability to hyperfixate on the task at hand. This is part of the reason I enjoy editing so much (as well as the fact that I get to read so much interesting literature!). I'm also a big fan of reading neuroscience non-fiction for fun, which allows me to expand my neuroscience knowledge when I am no longer in the classroom.