Barb Stevenson
Daleville,Va
Summary
My aim is to utilize my education, extensive work experience, superior attention to detail, positive attitude and knowledge to provide excellent editorial support. Extensive medical background in editing, and work as Editor-in-Chief of Odyssey, ECU’s digital magazine, as well as working with a wide array of staff writers and scientists from a great diversity of backgrounds. Patient and dedicated ESL Instructed skilled at developing and promoting interactive learning within group environment. Experienced working with children and adults from wide array of cultural backgrounds to teach language skills. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating extra time for one-on-one instruction to teach difficult lessons.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR/INOTIV
11.2021 - Current
- Technical writing and editing for scientist community
- Assist in the development/writing/review/QC/formatting of scientific and technical documents
- Assist in the development/writing/review/QC/formatting of monthly and annual project progress reports
- Assist in the development of technical marketing materials and business proposals
- Assist in plain language review of all documents such as manuscripts
- Assisting with statistical evaluation of data
- Assist with data curation ad QX
- Work in a team environment with a professional and positive attitude
- Write and publish NIEHS newsletter for Administrative staff
Senior Staff Writer
COPYEDITOR/RESEARCH ASST, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION/UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER, ECU
01.2020 - 11.2021
- Provide edits/corrections/revisions via line-by-line copyediting/proofreading to staff writers
- Copyediting graduate assistant position created due to my work with and for staff from multiple academic backgrounds
- Strong verbal/written communication skills in English
- Knowledge of multiple styles including APA, CMOS, MLA, AMA, and journal-specific guidelines
- Lead and facilitate Writing Accountability Group for staff writers
- Provide research for material for staff
- Meet via MS Teams with staff writers to consult about projects
- Provide edits for websites as requested
- Create deliverables for Associate Director of Writing Center for staff in multiple software programs
- Tutoring training in University Writing Center to assist students with writing
- Encourages and supports academic staff
- Performs other related duties, as required or assigned by staff., ; promoted to Editor
- Provide proofreading, training and retention of student team writers
- Instituted Editor Tip of the Week to as means of teaching best practices in grammar mechanics
- Edited articles per APA standards
- Wrote articles, maintaining quota of at least 4 per month
- Rose to 4th in the nation in readership during my editorial service.
ESL Language Teacher
North Roanoke Baptist Church
08.2022
- I worked with the advanced English learners teaching grammar, how to write a resume and prepare for a job.
EDITOR IN CHIEF
ODYSSEY ONLINE MAGAZINE/ECU
07.2019 - 05.2020
MEDICAL EDITOR/AUDITOR | MMODAL
03.2001 - 08.2019
- Edited medical document for accuracy with regard to diagnoses, pharmacology, procedures in every medical discipline for teaching hospitals and clinics to include Duke University Medical Center, Yale Clinics, Emory Hospital, Houston Methodist, etc
- Trained new editors, supervised 32 editors
- Assisted manager with training and audits of other editors, and other tasks as requested
- Chosen Medical Editor of the Year by company and sent to Texas for nationwide conference
- Volunteering
- Ryan’s Case4Smiles: Roanoke Chapter
- We sew pillowcases for the Children’s Cancer Center wing of the Carilion Hospital system.
Education
MASTERS OF ART - ENGLISH, Technical and Professional Communication
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Technical and Professional -
East Carolina University
Greenville, NCManaging Editing, Grant Writing, Rhetoric and Research Writing, Ethics, Critical Reasoning, Logic, Research Methods, Technical Editing, UX Design, Editor in Chief/Grad Student Apprenticeship -
East Carolina University (ECU)
Bachelor of Science - Technical And Professional Communication
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC05.2020
Skills
- Technical writing and editing to include fact checking for articles/manuscripts/book chapters, development of NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) newsletters, and analyzation of scientific data for studies Editing grants in the Department of Education at ECU Grant writing for a non-profit food bank in Oxford, Virginia
- Assist in the development/writing/review/QC/formatting of scientific and technical documents, formatting of monthly and annual project progress reports, and technical marketing materials as well as business proposals
- Assist in plain language review of all documents
- Assisting with the statistical evaluation of data
- Assist with data curation and QC
- Work in a team environment with a professional and positive attitude
- Established an editorial support resource for scientists in the medical school at East Carolina University Reviewed and implemented corrections via Track changes in MS Word on manuscripts, articles, etc, for ECU staff writers/ researchers in the form of line-by-line editing, content editing, and copyediting; 20 years’ experience as a medical editor Reviewing websites and editing as necessary
- Edited, revised, and chose pertinent articles related to student audience for Odyssey online magazine as Editor in Chief and staff writer; trained new writers and held them accountable for article submissions, taught grammar mechanics
- Advised authors on the complexities of how words, phrases, and points of view could be interpreted and/or misinterpreted by our reading demographics
- Wrote human interest stories on a wide array of topics ranging from nutrition, politics, exercise, lifestyle, book reviews, etc on blog
- Designed blog website, and maintained, updating as needed (WordPress, use of Elementor for editing, and Gutenburg)
- Led writing accountability groups with staff authors/researchers for Assistant Director of Writing Center, as well as performing research and creating online deliverables for staff
- Exercised critical reasoning ability while adhering to ethical practices
- Extensive experience in reviewing and editing manuscripts, articles, and medical literature, as well as an online magazine Background in medical assisting, lab technology, medical coding and editing Skilled in administrative support, strong organizational skills, data entry, basic accounting, and research in a college atmosphere (College of Education and English/University Writing Center, marketing Familiar and seasoned in all editing styles include APA, CMOS, AMA, MLA, and other journal-specific styles
- Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Project, Office, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlook- to include email and scheduling, Windows operating systems, operate and maintain various search engines, website design in WordPress Trello, Jira, and Adobe
- Library Science, Anatomy & Physiology I&II, Pathophysiology, Biochemistry, Research Writing, Media Ethics, Copyediting & Design, Business Writing, UX Design, Biochemistry, Medical Terminology, Sociobehavioral Research Investigation Graduated with BS Communications/Magna Cum Laude, DE Communication Student of the Year 2020 Volunteered for Vidant Hospice in HR (Greenville, NC), Rex Hospital Dietary Program (Raleigh, NC), and Bread for Life (Gloucester, Va) grant writing
Affiliations
NC Society of Technical Communication; Judge for Annual Writing Competition for
Certification
Technical and Professional Certification from ECU
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
ESL Language Teacher
North Roanoke Baptist Church
08.2022
TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR/INOTIV
11.2021 - Current
Senior Staff Writer
COPYEDITOR/RESEARCH ASST, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION/UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER, ECU
01.2020 - 11.2021
EDITOR IN CHIEF
ODYSSEY ONLINE MAGAZINE/ECU
07.2019 - 05.2020
MEDICAL EDITOR/AUDITOR | MMODAL
03.2001 - 08.2019
MASTERS OF ART - ENGLISH, Technical and Professional Communication
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Technical and Professional -
East Carolina University
Managing Editing, Grant Writing, Rhetoric and Research Writing, Ethics, Critical Reasoning, Logic, Research Methods, Technical Editing, UX Design, Editor in Chief/Grad Student Apprenticeship -
East Carolina University (ECU)
Bachelor of Science - Technical And Professional Communication
East Carolina University
Technical and Professional Certification from ECU
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