Elaine Ellerton
Saratoga,CA
Summary
Strategic, PhD-trained professional with 15+ years of experience leading academic editorial operations, developing ethics and compliance frameworks, analyzing complex data, scientific editing and managing cross-functional initiatives. Adept at translating technical concepts for diverse audiences, optimizing workflows, and building scalable systems that improve quality, efficiency, and integrity. Combines scientific rigor with strong communication, project management, and data visualization skills to drive organizational impact across publishing, research, and technology environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Managing Editor II
Sage Publications
09.2016 - 07.2025
- Streamlined editorial operations across multiple journals, reducing turnaround times by expanding editorial and reviewer boards, improving peer review workflows and decisioning manuscripts.
- Increased journal profitability and visibility through strategic commissioning and targeted content development.
- Created dashboards, reports, and analytical tools using Power BI, Excel, and custom scripts to streamline data review and support decision-making.
- Led the development and implementation of ethics policies by monitoring emerging trends in research integrity in academic research and publishing that reduced compliance breaches and strengthened adherence to COPE and ICMJE standards.
- Created and delivered webinars, and workshops for internal teams and external partners focused on research and publication ethics.
- Designed a searchable Power BI keyword database, improving commissioning and marketing efficiency across multiple teams.
- Expanded journal accessibility by broadening research scope and diversifying authorship demographics.
- Collaborated on the creation of a reviewer search engine to accelerate peer review.
Acquisitions Editor
Taylor & Francis Group | formerly Landes Bioscience
09.2010 - 03.2016
- Expanded journal visibility and readership through strategic content development and targeted author outreach.
- Founded and launched multiple new journals from concept to publication, overseeing editorial strategy, peer review setup, and marketing.
- Edited and reviewed scholarly manuscripts to ensure scientific accuracy and quality.
- Wrote editorial content and article summaries to promote journal engagement.
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of Texas at Austin
09.2008 - 03.2010
- Provided biological and molecular expertise to a mechanical engineering lab investigating nerve regeneration in C. elegans.
- Developed genetically modified C. elegans strains to study neurodevelopmental gene function.
- Performed femtosecond laser axotomies to analyze axon regeneration mechanisms.
Graduate Student | Laboratory Instructor | Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
09.2003 - 09.2008
- Identified a novel protein involved in reactivation of non-myelinating Schwann cells after peripheral nerve transection.
- Earned Continuing Bruton Fellowship; nominated for University Continuing Fellowship Award.
- Taught and assisted in courses including Vertebrate Physiology, Neurobiology of Addiction, Principles of Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience, and Cell Biology, Structure & Function of Organisms and Physiology & Functional Anatomy.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Neuroscience
Bruton Fellowship
Master of Science (M.S.) - Psychophysiology and Applied Biofeedback
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Skills
- Leadership and Strategy: Editorial management Policy development Cross-disciplinary collaboration Stakeholder engagement
- Content and Communication: Technical writing Content strategy & training Scientific and non-technical communication
- Operations and Process Improvement: Project management Process optimization Stakeholder coordination
- Research and Analysis: Research integrity & ethics Experimental design Qualitative/quantitative analysis Literature evaluation Trend analysis
- Data and Technology: Power BI Python R Excel Data visualization Workflow automation SharePoint
- Technical Expertise: Molecular biology Microscopy Histology Cloning PCR/qPCR Cell culture
- Software: Power BI SharePoint PowerPoint Excel Illustrator Photoshop HTML Python CSS R Page Builder SPIN ScholarOne ImageTwin Proofiq
- Research Techniques: Cloning PCR qPCR RNA/DNA extraction Immunohistochemistry Western blotting Microscopy Cell culture Experimental design Histology RNA interference
- Strong attention to detail
Certification
- Intermediate Python for Data Science -Aug 2020
- Intro to Pandas and NumPy for Data Analysis - Oct 2020
- Data Science: Foundations using R - Jan 2020
- Reproducible Research - Jan 2020
- Exploratory Data Analysis - Dec 2019
- R Programming - Sep 2019
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox - Aug 2019
Timeline
Managing Editor II - Sage Publications
09.2016 - 07.2025
Acquisitions Editor - Taylor & Francis Group | formerly Landes Bioscience
09.2010 - 03.2016
Postdoctoral Researcher - The University of Texas at Austin
09.2008 - 03.2010
Graduate Student | Laboratory Instructor | Teaching Assistant - The University of Texas at Austin
09.2003 - 09.2008
California School of Professional Psychology - Master of Science (M.S.), Psychophysiology and Applied Biofeedback
The University of Texas At Austin - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience
University of San Diego, CA - Bachelor of Science, Biology
Publications
- University of California, San Diego, CA | Provost Honors List
- Ellerton E, Hutter H. (2012). New techniques and tools in 2011. Worm. 1:22 – 25.
- Guo S, Everett WM, Ellerton E, et al. Automated On-Chip Femtosecond Laser Axotomy Platform for Nerve Regeneration Studies. Pending.
- Ellerton E, Thompson WJ, Rimer M (2008). Induction of zinc-finger proliferation 1 expression in non-myelinating Schwann cells after denervation. Neuroscience. 153 (4):975-85
- Ponomareva ON, Ma H, Vock VM, Ellerton EL, et al. (2006). Defective neuromuscular synaptogenesis in mice expressing constitutively active ErbB2 in skeletal muscle fibers. Mol Cell Neurosci. 31(2), 334-45 (2006).