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LINDA L. MAMASSIAN
Freelance Indexer and Copyeditor









PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

I have been a full-time freelance indexer and copyeditor since May 2000. I am a former secondary school teacher and also worked for several years as a food chemist and microbiologist. I studied indexing through the USDA Basic Indexing course and am skilled at indexing and copyediting scientific and technical material. 








 








RECENT 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, S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff, 2006.
  • Back Pain and Osteoporosis 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. John P. Kostuikm 2007.
  • Biogeochemistry of Chelating Agents. Bernd Nowack and Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Eds., 2005.
  • Biogeochemistry of Environmentally Important Trace Elements. Yong Cai, 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.
  • 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, Ashyia N. Henderson, Eds., 2003.
  • Crop Biotechnology. K. Rajasekaran, T. J. Jacks, and John W. Finley, Eds., 2002.
  • Depression and Anxiety 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Karen L. Swartz, 2007.
  • 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.
  • Encyclopedia of Products and Industries—Manufacturing (published by Gale), 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.
  • Hemicelluloses: Science and Technology. Paul Gatenholm and Maija Tenkanen, Eds., 2003.
  • Introduction to Marine Biology, 2nd ed. George Karleskint, Richard Turner, 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, Exequiel Ezcurra, Eds., 2002.
  • Jonathan Swift: In the Company of Women. Louise Barnett, 2006.
  • Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry. Jonathan L. Sessler, Susan R. Doctrow, Thomas J. McMurry, and Stephen J. Lippard, Eds., 2005.
  • Meteorites And the Early Solar System II. Dante S. Lauretta and Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Eds., 2006.
  • Memory 2007: Johns Hopkins White Papers. Peter V. Rabins, 2007.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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, 2007.
  • Proterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Grenville Orogen in North America. Richard P. Tollo, Ed., 2004.
  • 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














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