Resume
LINDA L. MAMASSIAN
Freelance Indexer and Copyeditor














PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

I have been a full-time freelance indexer and copyeditor since May 2000. I provide high-quality back-of-book, embedded, and database indexes as well as copyediting services. Topics include, but are not limited to science (chemistry, biology, and earth, environmental, and space sciences), health and medicine, cookbooks, and technology.













 













PARTIAL LIST OF BOOKS INDEXED
  • Advances in Controlled Drug Delivery: Science, Technology, and Products. Steven M. Dinh, Puchun Liu, and Punchun Liu, Eds., 2003.
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing, 3rd ed. J. A. Seikel, D. W. King, and D. G. Drumright, 2005.
  • Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning. Kathryn A. Jakes, Ed., 2002.
  • At Loggerheads?: Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, and Environment in the Tropical Forests. K. M. Chomitz, P. Buys, G. De Luca, T. S. Thomas, and S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff, 2006.
  • Back Pain and Osteoporosis 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. John P. Kostuik, Suzanne M. Jan de Beur, and Lee H. Riley, III, 2007.
  • Biogeochemistry of Chelating Agents. Bernd Nowack and Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Eds., 2005.
  • Biogeochemistry of Environmentally Important Trace Elements. Yong Cai and O. C. Braids, Eds., 2002.
  • Challenges in Taste Chemistry and Biology. Thomas Hofmann, Chi-Tang Ho, and Wilhelm Pickenhagen, Eds., 2003.
  • Chemistry, Flavor, and Texture of Lipid-Containing Foods. Fereidoon Shahidi and Hugo Weenen, Eds., 2005.
  • Children of Methamphetamine-Involved Families: The Case of Rural Illinois. Wendy Haight, Teresa Ostler, James Black, and Linda Kingery, 2008.
  • Claytie: The Roller-Coaster Life of a Texas Wildcatter, Mike Cochran, 2007.
  • Computer Science Education Research. Sally Fincher and Marian Petre, Eds., 2004.
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 2, Ashyia N. Henderson, Ed., 2002.
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 3, Ashyia N. Henderson, Ed., 2003.
  • Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Vol. 4, Ralph G. Zerbonia  and Ashyia N. Henderson, Eds., 2003.
  • Crop Biotechnology. K. Rajasekaran, T. J. Jacks, and John W. Finley, Eds., 2002.
  • Deaf Cognition: Foundations and Outcomes (Perspectives on Deafness). Marc Marschark and Peter C. Hauser, Eds., 2008.
  • Depression and Anxiety 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Karen L. Swartz, 2007.
  • Digestive Disorders 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Sergey V. Kantsevoy, 2008.
  • Drawing Basics, 2nd ed. Jacklyn B. St. Aubyn, 2006.
  • Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students. Stacey L. Blachford and Kristine Krapp, Eds., 2002.
  • Drugs and Dysphagia: How Medications Can Affect Eating and Swallowing. Lynette L. Carl and Peter R. Johnson, 2005.
  • Effective Practices for Children with Autism: Educational and Behavior Support Interventions that Work. James K. Luiselli, Dennis C. Russo, Walter P. Christian, and Susan M. Wilczynski, 2008.
  • Encyclopedia of Products and Industries—Manufacturing. Patricia J. Bungert, 2007. 
  • Environmental Fate and Effects of Pesticides. Joel R. Coats and Hiroki Yamamoto, Eds., 2003.
  • The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global. Virginia Held, 2005.
  • Food Factors for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Fereidoon Shahidi, Chi-Tang Ho, and Toshihiko Osawa, Eds., 2003.
  • Food Lipids: Chemistry, Flavor, and Texture. Fereidoon Shahidi and Hugo Weenen, Eds., 2005.
  • Fundamentals of Sectional Anatomy: An Imaging Approach. Denise L. Lazo, 2004.
  • Glycomimetics: Modern Synthetic Methodologies. René Roy, 2005.
  • Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 2nd ed. C. Neal Tate, Ed., 2005.
  • Heart Attack Prevention 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Roger S. Blumenthal, and Simeon Margolis, 2007.
  • Hemicelluloses: Science and Technology. Paul Gatenholm and Maija Tenkanen, Eds., 2003.
  • Hypertension and Stroke 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Lawrence Appel and Rafael H. Llinas, 2008.
  • Introduction to Marine Biology, 2nd ed. George Karleskint, Richard Turner, and James Small, 2005.
  • Irradiation of Food and Packaging: Recent Developments. Vanee Komolprasert and Kim M. Morehouse, Eds., 2004.
  • Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cortez. Ted J. Case, Martin L. Cody, and Exequiel Ezcurra, Eds., 2002.
  • Jonathan Swift: In the Company of Women. Louise Barnett, 2006.
  • Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine, 2nd ed. Richard S. Lord and J. Alexander Bralley, 2008.
  • Lung Disorders 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Peter B. Terry, 2008.
  • Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry. Jonathan L. Sessler, Susan R. Doctrow, Thomas J. McMurry, and Stephen J. Lippard, Eds., 2005.
  • Memory 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Peter V. Rabins, 2007.
  • Memory 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Peter V. Rabins, 2008.
  • Meteorites and the Early Solar System II. Dante S. Lauretta and Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Eds., 2006.
  • Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification. Yong Wang, Jamelyn D. Holladay, and Jamie Holladay, Eds., 2005.
  • My Way: Essays on Moral Responsibility. John Martin Fischer, 2005.
  • The Neurobiology of Autism, 2nd edition. Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper, 2004.
  • NMR Spectroscopy and Modeling of Carbohydrates. Johannes F.G. Vliegenthart and Robert J. Woods, Eds., 2006.
  • Nutrition and Weight Control 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Lora Brown Wilder, Simeon Margolis, and Lawrence J. Cheskin, 2008.
  • Oriental Foods and Herbs: Chemistry and Health Benefits. Jen-Kun Lin and Quin Yi Zheng, Eds., 2003.
  • Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More. Derek Bok, 2006.
  • Particle Physics: A Comprehensive Introduction. Abraham Seiden, 2004.
  • The Patient as Victim and Vector Ethics and Infectious Disease. Margaret P. Battin, Leslie P. Francis, Jay A. Jacobson, and Charles B. Smith, 2008.
  • PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook (electronic ed.), George R. Spratto and Adrienne L. Woods, 2007.
  • Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms. Gillian R. Foulger, James H. Natland , Dean C. Presnall, and Don L. Anderson, Eds., 2005.
  • Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes. Gillian R. Foulger and Donna M Jurdy, Eds., 2007.
  • Prostate Disorders 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. H. Ballentine Carter and Simeon Margolis, 2007.
  • Prostate Disorders 2008: Johns Hopkins White Papers. H. Ballentine Carter, 2008.
  • Proterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Grenville Orogen in North America. Richard P. Tollo, Ed., 2004.
  • Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification. John T. Jost, Aaron C. Kay, and Hulda Thorisdottir, 2009.
  • Song of the Heron: Reflections on the History of West Bloomfield. Charles Martinez, 2004.
  • Studying Programming. Sally Fincher, 2006.
  • Water Quality Assessments in the Mississippi Delta: Regional Solutions, National Scope. Mary T. Nett, Martin A. Locke and Dean A. Pennington, Eds., 2004.
Information about recent database indexing projects is available on request.
For information about recent copyediting projects, click on the "Copyediting Services" link.

























 












TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Chemistry Teacher
    • Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills, MI
  • Computer Literacy Teacher
    • Shrine Academy, Royal Oak, MI
    • St. Bede Catholic School, Southfield, MI










































LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
  • Stroh Brewery Co., Detroit, MI 
    • Analytical chemist in Corporate Brewing Laboratory
  • Chatham Supermarkets, Inc., Warren, MI 
    • Quality control chemist and microbiologist
  • Difco Laboratories, Inc. Detroit, MI 
    • Quality control technician
  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
    • Food science technician










               














 












EDUCATION
  • USDA Basic Indexing class
  • University of Michigan-Dearborn
    • Secondary certification program
  • Michigan State University
    • B.S. in Biochemistry

























 












ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
  • American Society of Indexers, member and Chair of Jobs Hotline Committee.
  • Science and Medicine Special Interest Group of the American Society of Indexers, member and Webmaster.
  • Great Lakes Chapter of American Society of Indexers, member.
  • American Chemical Society, Detroit Chapter, member
























Home Page | Resume | Indexing Rates | Copyediting Services | Directory of Related Links



















































Phone: (248) 528-1817

E-mail: