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M.A., English Literature
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
2001 — 2003
> Concentration
in Cultural Studies, 19th Century American
and
African American Literature.
> Concentration
in British and American Literature, with a minor in philosophy.Editorial Coordinator
Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences
Washington,
D.C.
February 2003 — August 2003
> Maintained
Editorial Assistant responsibilities and duties, along with a 50%
increase in workload.
> Trained and
supervised new employees on the procedural process of the journal’s review
system.
> Created
and implemented weekly report designed to better correlate manuscript numbers
with
their
respective duration in the office.
> Produced the
lowest turn-times among editorial staff leading to several departmental
rewards
and benefits.
Editorial Assistant
Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences
Washington,
D.C.
June 2001 – February 2003
> Facilitated
the three-tiered, peer-review process
for one of the nation’s
leading multi-disciplinary
scientific
journals.
> Served
as the primary correspondent
between authors, editors and peer-reviewers.
> Awarded
opportunity to work on 2002 Supramolecular Chemistry and Self-assembly
Special
Feature.
Editorial Temp
Spherion
Corporation
Vienna,
Virginia
August 2000 – April
2001
> Researched
and reviewed various
dining and entertainment venues nationwide
for
DigitalCity.com,
a branch of America Online.
> Wrote
and edited venue
descriptions for publication.
> Contributing writer to James Madison University's The Breeze. 1995-1998.
> Correspondent for the Daily-News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia. 1998.
> Scott Trafton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, GMU
703.993.2782
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
> Bridget
Coughlin,
Ph.D.
Managing Editor,
PNAS
202.334.1370
> Daniel Salsbury
Editorial Manager, PNAS
202.334.2682
