Here are some recent projects I’ve worked on.

Skywalks: Robert Gordon’s Untold Story of Hallmark’s Kansas City Disaster
R. Eli Paul
Bison Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting
Bison Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting

Plato’s Philebus
George H. Rudebusch
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLES:
-created two indexes: a general index and an index of passages (index locorum)
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLES:
-created two indexes: a general index and an index of passages (index locorum)

The First Atomic Bomb: The Trinity Site in New Mexico
Janet Farrell Brodie
University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation

The Bluejacket’s Manual, 26th Edition
Thomas J. Cutler, Mark T. Hacala, and Paul Kingsbury
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading

Bud Wilkinson and the Rise of Oklahoma Football
John Scott
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation

Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision
Edited by Laura E. Pérez and Ann Marie Leimer
Duke University Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading
Duke University Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading

A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn: U.S. Army Surgeon George E. Lord
Todd E. Harburn
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting

Writing and Desire: Queer Ways of Composing
Jonathan Alexander
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting

The Conquest of Mexico: 500 Years of Reinventions
Edited by Peter B. Villella and Pablo García Loaeza
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation

The Incorrigibles: Eugenics and Sterilization in the Kansas Industrial School for Girls
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Nebraska Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting

Homeland: Ethnic Mexican Belonging since 1900
Aaron E. Sánchez
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: index creation

Fighting the Fleet: Operational Art and Modern Fleet Combat
Jeffrey R. Cares and Anthony Cowden; Foreword by ADM Scott Swift, USN (RET.)
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading

Joe De Yong: A Life in the West
William Reynolds
Alamar Media, published 2018, indexed 2021
MY ROLE: index creation
The author asked me to create an index that he could print and place into an already-published book or offer for download. I did so, taking care to match the design of the book and adding proper page numbering so it would fit seamlessly.
Alamar Media, published 2018, indexed 2021
MY ROLE: index creation
The author asked me to create an index that he could print and place into an already-published book or offer for download. I did so, taking care to match the design of the book and adding proper page numbering so it would fit seamlessly.

Traditional Navajo Teachings: Sacred Narratives and Ceremonies (vol. 1)
Robert S. McPherson and Perry J. Robinson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.

Traditional Navajo Teachings: The Natural World (vol. 2)
Robert S. McPherson and Perry J. Robinson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.

Traditional Navajo Teachings: The Earth Surface People (vol. 3)
Robert S. McPherson and Perry J. Robinson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-formatting
-index creation
-photo editing for print
-Took over interior design mid-project by request and followed a requirement of working only in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman.
-Book cover redesign in 2022, keeping feel of original design.

Great Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century
Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera
Naval Institute Press, 2020
MY ROLE: proofreading for graphic novel
Naval Institute Press, 2020
MY ROLE: proofreading for graphic novel

Chief Thunderwater: An Unexpected Indian in Unexpected Places
Gerald F. Reid
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation

Traders, Agents, and Weavers: Developing the Northern Navajo Region
Robert S. McPherson
University of Oklahoma Press, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2020
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation

Fighting in Canyon Country: Native American Conflict, 500 AD to the 1920s
Robert S. McPherson
Self-published
2nd edition, 2021
MY ROLES:
-Design of book interior
-Photo editing for print
I was asked to recreate the interior of a previously published book that was no longer available due to a defunct press. I did not edit text or cover but just redesigned the interior.
Self-published
2nd edition, 2021
MY ROLES:
-Design of book interior
-Photo editing for print
I was asked to recreate the interior of a previously published book that was no longer available due to a defunct press. I did not edit text or cover but just redesigned the interior.

Scouting for the Bluecoats: Navajos, Apaches, and the U.S. Military, 1873–1911
Robert S. McPherson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2022
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-design and layout of book interior
-e-book formatting and creation
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-book cover design
-Amazon publication management
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2022
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-design and layout of book interior
-e-book formatting and creation
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-book cover design
-Amazon publication management

Corn Dance
Loretta Barrett Oden with Beth Dooley
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLE: indexing for a cookbook
University of Oklahoma Press, 2023
MY ROLE: indexing for a cookbook

What Is the Mishnah? The State of the Question
Shaye J. D. Cohen
Harvard University Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading
Harvard University Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading

Stories from the Land: A Navajo Reader about Monument Valley
Robert S. McPherson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-design and layout of book interior
-e-book formatting and creation
-book cover redesign in 2022 for wider distribution (original covers were Amazon-only), keeping feel of original design
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-design and layout of book interior
-e-book formatting and creation
-book cover redesign in 2022 for wider distribution (original covers were Amazon-only), keeping feel of original design

The Architecture of Evolution: The Science of Form in Twentieth-Century Evolutionary Biology
Marco Tamborini
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022
MY ROLE: copyediting

Code of Honor: A Novel of RADM Peter Wake, USN, in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War
Robert N. Macomber
Naval Institute Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading

Full Naval Honors: The Final Novel of Peter Wake and His Descendants (The Honor)
Robert N. Macomber
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading

Transatlantic Radio Dramas: Antonio Callado and the BBC Latin American Service During World War II
Daniel Mandur Thomaz
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023
MY ROLE: copyediting

U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century
Brent Droste Sadler
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2023
MY ROLE: proofreading

The Shale Renaissance: How Fracking Has Changed Pennsylvania in the Twenty-First Century
Jonathan M. Fisk, Soren Jordan, and A.J. Good
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022
MY ROLE: copyediting

Navajo Women of Monument Valley: Preservers of the Past
Robert S. McPherson
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-design and layout of book interior
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-e-book formatting and creation
-book cover redesign in 2022 for wider distribution (original covers were Amazon-only), keeping feel of original design
Self-published, distributed by University Press of Colorado, 2021
MY ROLES:
-copyediting
-index creation
-design and layout of book interior
-photo editing and optimization for print and e-book
-e-book formatting and creation
-book cover redesign in 2022 for wider distribution (original covers were Amazon-only), keeping feel of original design

Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific
Trent Hone
Naval Institute Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2022
MY ROLE: proofreading

Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish versus the West Coast Hotel Company
Helen J. Knowles
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: copyediting

Marine Maxims: Turning Leadership Principles into Practice
Col. Thomas J. Gordon, USMC (Ret.)
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading

In Pursuit of Utopia: Los Angeles in the Great Depression
Errol Wayne Stevens
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: index creation

The Battle of Tarawa: Naval History Special Edition
Daniel Rogers
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading

AI at War: How Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Are Changing Naval Warfare
Sam J. Tangredi and George Galdorisi, eds.
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading

Edward Borein: Etched by the West
B. Byron Price
Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2021
MY ROLES:
-index creation
-indexed listing of all art found in book
-proofreading (collaborated with another proofreader)
Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2021
MY ROLES:
-index creation
-indexed listing of all art found in book
-proofreading (collaborated with another proofreader)

The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver
Jane Little Botkin
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: copyediting
University of Oklahoma Press, 2021
MY ROLE: copyediting

The Craft of Wargaming: A Detailed Planning Guide for Defense Planners and Analysts
COL. Jeff Appleget, USA, (RET.), COL. Robert Burks, USA (RET.), and Fred Cameron
Naval Institute Press, 2020
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2020
MY ROLE: proofreading

Indian Cities: Histories of Indigenous Urbanization
Kent Blansett, Cathleen D. Cahill, and Andrew Needham, eds.
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation

Aircraft Carrier Intrepid: Naval History Special Edition
Andrew Faltum
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading
Naval Institute Press, 2021
MY ROLE: proofreading

In the Midst of Radicalism: Mexican American Moderates during the Chicano Movement, 1960-1978
Guadalupe San Miguel Jr.
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation
University of Oklahoma Press, 2022
MY ROLE: index creation