The AJE Team
Learn about our team members and their backgrounds in biology, chemistry, languages, and more. We match you with the right team member for editing and other academic manuscript services.
Company Leadership
Sarah Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
Sheila Felice
Vice President of Human Resources
Dennis O'Brien
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Amye Kenall
Vice President of Publishing and Product
Helen Tian
General Manager, Greater China
Operations Management
Afton Thompson
Vice President of Operations
PhD, Pathology
Duke University
Jason Bailey
Director of Software Engineering
BS, Computer Science
Wichita State University
Kurt Spurlock, MA, ELS
Director of Quality
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephanie Freer
Process Improvement Director
PhD, Genetics and Molecular Biology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brandon Jernigan, PhD
Strategic Communications Partner and Operations UX
English
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sayaka Hino
Operations Director
MPH, Health Behavior
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amanda Sheil
Operations Director
MPP, Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley
Amanda Morris
Operations Director
PhD, Soil Science
North Carolina State University
Jake Rudolph
Operations Director
MEM, Environmental Management
Duke University
Senior Editors
Alyson Mack
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Biology
University of California San Diego
Z Kermani
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Study of Religion
Harvard University
Carolyn Bentley
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Molecular Cancer Biology
Duke University
Connie Oehring
Academic Editor, Expert
MA, English/Creative Writing
University of Colorado Boulder
Dhruv Arora
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Biological Chemistry
Stony Brook University
Drew Haerer
Academic Editor, Expert
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University
Jason Bottcher
Academic Editor, Expert
MS, Statistics
Texas A&M
Jen Kirchhoff
Academic Editor III, AJE
PhD, Physics
Florida State University
Jenna MacArthur, PhD
Academic Editor
Exercise Physiology
University of Florida
Keenan Jenkins
Quality Control Editor II, AJE
PhD, Social Psychology
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Kerry Stricker
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Ecology and Evolution
University of South Florida
Laura Murray
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Biochemistry
Duke University
Libby Ritz
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Geology
Stanford University
Matt Dettinger
Academic Editor, Expert, MS, Geoscience, University of Arizona
MS, Geoscience
University of Arizona
Philip MacArthur
Academic Editor, Expert, PhD, Molecular Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
PhD, Molecular Pathology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Regal Johnson
Academic Editor III, AJE,
MS, Public Policy
University of Chicago
Tiffany Norton
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Basic Medical Sciences
University of South Alabama
Janine Albaugh
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Ecophysiology
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Charles Del Dotto
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, English
Duke University
Lindsay Leverett
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Ecology
Duke University
Keri Tabb
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Genetics
Clemson
Wayne Hileman
Academic Editor, Expert
MA, Music
Yale University
Diana Steele Jones
Academic Editor, Expert
PhD, Anthropology
Purdue University
Kim McGonagle
Academic Editor, Expert
MBA, Business Administration
Salem State University
Celia Pastoriza
Operations Project Manager
MS, Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emily Fessenden
Operations Specialist
MS, Biomedical Engineering
University of Rochester
Nicole Rocco
Operations Specialist
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scott Dworak
Operations Specialist
MS, Horticulture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jessica Gardner
Operations Specialist
PhD, Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Larissa Milicic
Operations Specialist
PhD, Neutrino Physics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Customer Service Management
Jenny Evans
Operations Director, Support
BA, Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lynne Hyman, PhD
Research Communication Partner, Operations Manager
Chemistry, Duke University
Devin Liao
China Support Team Manager
PhD, Journalism and Communication
Tsinghua University
Kimberly Yasutis, PhD
Research Communication Partner II
Cell Biology, University of Virginia
Sarah Conte, PhD
Senior Research Communication Partner
Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Customer Support
Debora Muscutt
Customer Support Representative
BS/MBA, Library Science / School Administration
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro / Universidade Estadual Paulista
Lucy Gorzkowski
Customer Support Representative
BA, Business
Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas - FMU
Katie Grant
Customer Support Representative
BA, Criminal Justice
American Public University
Research Communication Partners
Krysta Black Mazumdar
Senior Research Communication Partner
PhD, Art History
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Sung, PhD
Research Communication Partner II
Biology, Johns Hopkins University
Aimee Talarski
Research Communication Partner
PhD, Plant Molecular Biology
University of Texas at Austin
Ilouise Bradford
Research Communication Partner
MA, English and Comparative Literature
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Barbour
Research Communication Partner
JD/LLM, Law/Taxation
University of Denver
Naomi Twery
Research Communication Partner
PhD, Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
Lea Moore
Research Communication Partner
PhD, Developmental Psychology
Duke University
Laura Conte
Research Communication Partner
MSW, Social Work
University of Michigan
John Myers
Research Communication Partner
CAS, Science Curriculum & Instruction
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andy Brandt
Research Communication Partner
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
NC State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jael Perales, MA
Research Communication Partner
Technical Communication, Texas State University
Editing Services
Rachel Lovingood
Team Manager II, Editing
MS, Cell Biology
Duke University
Richard Boykin
Team Manager II, Editing
MA, History
Indiana University
Robert Donovan
Team Manager II, Editing
PhD, Comparative and Ecological Physiology
University of Colorado, Boulder
Kari Parthasarathy
Team Manager, Editing
MS, Genetics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Coryn Millander
Team Manager, Editing
MS, Geography
Louisiana State University
Katie Ames
Team Manager, Editing
PhD, Marine Science
University of South Florida
Bart Phillips
Team Manager, Editing
PhD, Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
University of Pittsburgh
Kristen Kilpatrick
Team Manager, Editing
MS, Chemistry
Duke University
Mary Anderson, MS
Academic Editor II
Ecology, University of California
Nellie Maestas
Team Manager, Editing, MS, Chemistry Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
MS, Chemistry
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Translation and Illustration Services
Daitao Chen
Team Manager, Translation
PhD, Organic Chemistry
Emory University
Ashley Smith, PhD
Senior Academic Illustrator
Pathobiology, Brown University
Krista Adamek
Academic Translation Advisor II
MS, Wildlife & Fisheries Science
Texas A&M University
Min Cai
Academic Translation Advisor
PhD, Physics
Iowa State University
Vivian Maccachero
Academic Translation Advisor III
MSc, Ecology
Florida International University
Teng Xiao
Academic Translation Advisor II
PhD, Condensed Matter Physics
Iowa State University
Wenying Zhu
Academic Translation Advisor III
PhD, Veterinary Science
University of Kentucky
Xiaodong Zhou
Academic Translation Advisor II
PhD, Human Nutrition
Ohio State University
Business Development and Marketing
Jonny Rhein, BA
Editor
Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy, Colorado State University
Gareth Dyke, PhD
Director of Global Content
Paleontology
University of Bristol
Sheila Vieira, PhD
Academic Translation Advisor II, Customer Success Coordinator
Mechanical Engineering
UNICAMP
Michael Snowden
Enterprise Account Executive
Business Administration
Shepherd University
Michael Paine
Team Manager, Editing
Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
Cedric Chambers, MBA, BFA
Sr. Demand Generation Manager
Painting and Business Analytics, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Product and Publishing
Laura Stemmle, PhD
Product Director
Biochemistry, Duke University
Alexa Colella
Product Manager, Professional Services
MFA, Fine Arts - Printmaking
Purdue University
Roma Konecky, PhD
Editorial Quality Advisor
Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
Greg Kloiber
Senior Product Manager, Professional Services
BFA, Design Virginia Commonwealth University