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Hire Dr. Craig L.

United States

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Experienced writer, editor, and publishing consultant, especially in the life sciences and economics

Profile Summary

I am an ecologist and environmental scientist with an interest in linking global environmental changes to human well-being. My research has spanned disciplines including ecology, evolution, marine biology, the environmental sciences, water resource management, environmental economics, and conservation of natural resources. I have the expertise, and eagerness, to assist in roles as a writer, editor, and consultant. (Please see my website for more details on my experience https://craiglayman.com/) I am a Senior Fellow with the Center for Environment and Sustainability, and a Research Professor of Biology, at Wake Forest University. I am in a role that allows me to work remotely and pursue opportunities outside my teaching and research efforts at Wake Forest. Before pursuing this more flexible academic track, I was a tenured Full Professor at North Carolina State University, a Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Fellow in the Applied Ecology Department hired as a founding member of the Global Environmental Change and Human Well-being Cluster. I received my Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Texas A&M University in 2004 (with a Minor in Philosophy). I also was a Yale Donnelley Postdoctoral Fellow and completed a year-long Fulbright Scholarship for research and education projects in Venezuela. I have 158 publications (cited more than 17,500 times; h-index of 61) in 66 different peer-reviewed journals, spanning many sub-disciplines. I have served as Editor-in-Chief for the peer-reviewed journals Food Webs and Caribbean Naturalist and as Handling Editor for Oecologia and PLoS One. I am a part-time Research Leadership and Success Consultant for the company CareerVolt which requires expertise in grant proposal/manuscript writing and editing. Over the last three years, I have reviewed/edited for more than 150 different journals and 12 different funding agencies. These experiences reflect a strong foundation to build from in scientific writing and editing roles. Throughout my 28 years of teaching and mentoring secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students, I have emphasized the importance of effective written communication. I enjoy this process-based approach to education that helps others hone their writing skills. In doing so, I have gained experience with the formats and conventions of disciplines different than mine and with people on varied career paths. I recognize the importance of crafting writing for specific target audiences—a key consideration in any writing endeavor. Please send me a message and we can discuss your particular needs. I hope I can help! Sincerely, Dr. Craig Layman

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Ecology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Animal Communications
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Environmentalism
• ☆ Environmental Ethics
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ News Writing
• ☆ Environmental Economics

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Senior Fellow, Center for Environment and Sustainability

Wake Forest University

August 2020 - Present

Professor

North Carolina State University

August 2017 - June 2019

Associate Professor

North Carolina State University

August 2013 - August 2017

Associate Professor

Florida International University

August 2012 - August 2013

Assistant Professor

Florida International University

August 2006 - August 2012

Donnelley Postdoctoral Fellow

Yale University

August 2004 - August 2006

Fulbright Fellow

International Scholar in Venezuela

September 2003 - June 2004

Education

Ph.D.

Texas A&M University

August 1999 - August 2004

M.S.

University of Virginia

August 1996 - August 1999

B.A.

University of Virginia

August 1992 - August 1996

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Craig A. Layman, Jacob E. Allgeier, Anaëlle Lemasson(2020). An Ecosystem Ecology Perspective on Artificial Reef Production . Journal of Applied Ecology. Wiley