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

Dennis O'Brien

Vice President of Marketing and Sales

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

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

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

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

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

Editing Services

Rachel Lovingood

Team Manager II, Editing

MS, Cell Biology
Duke University

Richard Boykin

Team Manager II, Editing

MA, History
Indiana University

Kari Parthasarathy

Team Manager, Editing

MS, Genetics
University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

Translation and Illustration Services

Daitao Chen

Team Manager, Translation

PhD, Organic Chemistry
Emory 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

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

Michael Snowden

Enterprise Account Executive

Business Administration
Shepherd University

Michael Paine

Team Manager, Editing

Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania

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