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Experienced Scientific and Literary Editor and Proofreader (17 years of experience) across Diverse Subjects

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in Biological and Health Psychology and dual Master's of Science degrees in Clinical/Health Psychology, all from the University of Pittsburgh, and Bachelor's degrees in English (Wellesley College) and Psychology (Mills College). I have a combined 17 years of experience in scientific and literary writing, manuscript and grant writing and editing, and proofreading and publishing. I have extensive research experience in the fields of sleep and circadian science, psychology, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease, oncology, snoring and sleep apnea, and research methodology and biostatistics.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Health Psychology
• ☆ Learning & Memory
• ☆ Positive Psychology
• ☆ English Language
• ☆ Literary Theory & Criticism
• ☆ Modern Literature
• ☆ English Literature
• ☆ Classical Literature
• ☆ American Literature
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Poetry
• ☆ English Studies
• ☆ Abnormal Psychology
• ☆ Literary History
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Sleep Medicine
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Breast Cancer
• ☆ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Cardiovascular Disease
• ☆ Vascular Medicine
• ☆ Cardiovascular Disease Management
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Clinical Physiology
• ☆ Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• ☆ Pain Management
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Drug Addiction Treatment
• ☆ Smoking Cessation
• ☆ Substance Abuse
• ☆ Alcohol Abuse Treatment
• ☆ Addiction & Recovery Counseling
• ☆ Stress Management
• ☆ Anger Management
• ☆ Bipolar Disorder
• ☆ PTSD
• ☆ Anxiety Disorders
• ☆ Grief Counseling
• ☆ Depression
• ☆ Personality Disorders
• ☆ ADHD
• ☆ Psychiatry
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Counseling
• ☆ Marriage & Family Counseling
• ☆ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• ☆ Home Health Care
• ☆ Hospice & Palliative Care
• ☆ Health Risk Assessments
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Behavior Therapy
• ☆ Group Therapy
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Carcinogenesis

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

University of Pittsburgh

- Present

Education

PhD, Clinical and Biological/Health Psychology (Psychology)

University of Pittsburgh

May 2015 - June 2022

MS, Clinical and Biological/Health Psychology (Psychology)

University of Pittsburgh

August 2011 - May 2015

BA, Psychology (Psychology)

Mills College

January 2010 - May 2011

BA, English & French

Wellesley College

January 2002 - June 2005

Certifications

• PhD

  University of Pittsburgh

  January 2024 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Henry Lehrer, Zhigang Yao, Robert T Krafty, Marissa Bowman, Daniel Buysse, Howard Kravitz, Karen A Matthews, Ellen B Gold, Sioban D Harlow, Laura B Samuelsson, et al.(2022). Comparing polysomnography, actigraphy, and sleep diary in the home environment: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Sleep Study . SLEEP Advances. 3. (1). Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Laura B. Samuelsson, Ryan C. Brindle, Matthew R. Cribbet, Chenlu Gao, Ellen Frank, Robert T. Krafty, Julian F. Thayer, Daniel J. Buysse, Martica H. Hall(2018). The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Poor Sleep Health in Adulthood . Psychosomatic Medicine. 80. (2). p. 200--207. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Laura B. Samuelsson, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Kathryn A. Roecklein, Martica H. Hall(2018). Sleep and circadian disruption and incident breast cancer risk: An evidence-based and theoretical review . Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 84. p. 35--48. Elsevier {BV}

Laura B. Samuelsson, Martica H. Hall, Suresh Mulukutla, Christopher E. Kline, Briana J. Taylor, Julian F. Thayer, Robert T. Krafty, Ellen Frank, David J. Kupfer(2017). Objective Sleep Duration Is Prospectively Associated With Endothelial Health . Sleep. 40. (1). Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Samuelsson, L. B., Rangarajan, A. A., Shimada, K., Krafty, R. T., Buysse, D. J., Strollo, P. J., Kravitz, H. M., Zheng, H., & Hall, M. H. (2016). Support vector machines for automated snoring detection: proof-of-concept. Sleep and Breathing, (), 1-15 .

Laura B. Samuelsson, Martica H. Hall, Shakir McLean, James H. Porter, Lisa Berkman, Miguel Marino, Grace Sembajwe, Thomas W. McDade, Orfeu M. Buxton(2015). Validation of Biomarkers of CVD Risk from Dried Blood Spots in Community-Based Research: Methodologies and Study-Specific Serum Equivalencies . Biodemography and Social Biology. 61. (3). p. 285--297. Informa {UK} Limited

Martica H. Hall, Stephen F. Smagula, Robert M. Boudreau, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Suzanne E. Goldman, Tamara B. Harris, Barbara L. Naydeck, Susan M. Rubin, Laura Samuelsson, Suzanne Satterfield, et al.(2015). Association between Sleep Duration and Mortality Is Mediated by Markers of Inflammation and Health in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study . SLEEP. Associated Professional Sleep Societies ({APSS})

DATA SET

Christie Chung, Yeonsoo Choi, Ziyong Lin, Abby Yip, Laura Samuelsson, Avalon J. Baldwin Cross-Cultural Flashbulb Memory Study of the 2012 Japan Disaster: United States Versus China . PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association ({APA})