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Quality Control Assistant

Location:
Gainesville, FL
Posted:
February 19, 2013

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the arthropods •

insect morphology •

the orders of insects •

insects with simple metamorphosis •

true bugs •

cicadas, hoppers & aphids •

dobsonflies, lacewings & antlions •

butterflies & moths •

sawflies, wasps, bees & ants •

about me •

Resume of Lucinda W. Treadwell, ms, bels

Copyediting in the Biological Sciences

*******@****************.*************** Qualifications and Experience

Certified by Board of Editors in the Life Sciences 2008

Freelance copy editor, books in natural history, social sciences

2000–present

• More than 50 flower and animal field guides, technical references, and studies; books in archaeology, social sciences, mostly for

• Proficient in Chicago style, WordPerfect 8

Freelance copy editor, all types of short writing

2005–present

• Diverse range of business, academic, and personal writing

• Copyedit, proofread, format manuscripts and bibliographies per specified style guide: MLA, APA, CSE, AP, Chicago/Turabian, journal styles, in MS Word with Track Changes

Editorial Assistant (part-time)

Sept 1998–Feb 2000

University Press of Florida, Gainesville

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Aug 1998–May 2001

Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville

ENY 5810, Information Techniques in Research, 4 semesters

• Taught principles and standards for graphing of data for publication, coached and assisted students in weekly computer lab tutorials in word processing and other programs, evaluated weekly homework, including correct formatting of bibliographies per journal and CBE 3rd and 6th guidelines.

Previous career in printing production, quality control, coordination

Prior to 1989

Boston, MA, and Portland, ME

• Six years in advertising and print production coordination and quality control for ad agencies and corporate, preceded by twelve years’ craft experience in all phases of pre-press operations in printing and publishing, including typesetting, proofreading, and paste-up of textbooks.Education

University of Florida, Gainesville

1998–2004

Department of Entomology and Nematology

All but dissertation, all course work and research completed for PhD in Entomology. Biological control of insects and weeds.

University of Maine, Orono

Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences

MS, Entomology. Life history of a nut-infesting weevil

May 1996

Undergraduate courses in biological sciences and agriculture

1989–1991

St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

BA, Sociology, minors in English, Psychology

May 1968Publications, Papers, and Presentations

Treadwell LW, Cuda J. 2007. Effects of defoliation on growth and reproduction of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) [, 0.4 MB]. Weed Sci 55: 137–142. []

Treadwell LW, Cuda J. 2004. Architecture of invasion: the case of Brazilian pepper tree []. Weed Science Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.

Treadwell LW, Cuda J. 2003. Effect of defoliation on growth and fruit production of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) [, PowerPoint, 2.8 MB]. 7th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, 3–7 Nov, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. []

Treadwell LW, Cuda J. 2002. Population dynamics of meristems among defoliated Brazilian pepper trees: consequences for growth and reproduction []. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Miami.

Honorable Mention, student presentations

Treadwell LW. 2002. Insects Explained: A basic guide to insect identification []. http://www.InsectsExplained.com

Treadwell LW. 2001. Biotic influences on resource allocation: defense against herbivores []. BOT 5655, Physiological Plant Ecology, Univ. Fla., Gainesville.

Treadwell LW, Storch RH. 1997. Observations on phenology, development, and mortality of larvae of the hazelnut weevil (Curculio obtusus (Blanchard): Curculionidae) in nuts of beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta Marshall: Betulaceae) in thickets in Maine [, 2.1 MB]. J NY Entomol Soc 105: 221–229.

Treadwell LW. 1996. Aspects of larval development, intershrub movement, and nut infestation by the hazelnut weevil (Curculio obtusus) utilizing discrete shrubs of beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [, 8.0 MB]. MS thesis. Univ. Maine, Orono. []

Treadwell, L. 1996. An introduction to the identification of caterpillars [introductory entomology lab handout and key,, 161 KB]. Univ. Maine, Orono.Computer Capabilities

MS Office 2007: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Word Perfect 8.0

Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Open Office

April 2011



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