Elizabeth Stallman Brown

132 W. 2nd Street, Frederick, MD 21701

301-693-9661 (c) • 301-694-7580 (h) • estallmanbrown@verizon.net

Summary of Qualifications

• 10 years of experience writing and editing clear, compelling content on diverse topics.
• Known for having the ability to master complex scientific information and the skill to report it in terms readily accessible to the nonspecialist.
• Skilled editor familiar with AP, APA, Chicago, and GPO style guides.

Work Experience

Freelance Writer and Editor                                                   2007–present

Write and edit a variety of technical and nontechnical materials, with a focus on science and policy in the environmental and health fields. Accomplishments: wrote several short news stories for an environmental science magazine; wrote newsletter-style summaries of two workshops held by the National Academies Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions; drafted a white paper for the Ecological Society of America on the use of modeling and scenario analysis to assess the impacts of land-use change on water resources; serve as copyeditor for the Watershed Science Bulletin; and copyedit or substantively edit white papers and reports for an environmental policy and economics think tank.

Writer and Editor (part-time)                                                       2008–2009

Links Media, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD

Wrote and edited technical and nontechnical materials on human health and education; contributed to grant proposals and corporate marketing materials; contributed to the development and implementation of communication strategies. Accomplishments: researched, revised, and wrote internal and external communication materials for a Los Angeles County hospital; researched and wrote a feature-length magazine article on a U.S. Department of Defense Arabic language education program; and coauthored a multiyear report on the goals and accomplishments of a U.S. Agency for International Development malaria program.

Writer and Editor (full-time 1 year, part-time 1 year)                     2006–2008

The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD

Wrote, edited, and proofread summaries of scientific and advisory committee meetings on environmental and human health topics for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH); oversaw editorial support for EPA’s Science To Achieve Results grant program; and edited grant proposals.

Program Manager, Science Office                                              2005–2006

Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC

Implemented, and contributed to the design of, several projects and programs for the Science Office and contributed to grant proposals. Accomplishments: researched and co-wrote content on pollinators for a U.S. Geological Survey website; planned, coordinated, and implemented workshops and meetings, including a 300-person meeting on agricultural air quality; coordinated the scientific peer review of federal agency natural resources management documents; and managed a postdoctoral fellowship program.

Wildlife Scientist                                                                         2001–2005

The Humane Society of the United States, Gaithersburg, MD

Managed and implemented the organization’s programs related to human–wildlife conflict and wildlife protection in North America. Accomplishments: served as senior editor of Wildlife Tracks, a quarterly wildlife and habitat protection newsletter; wrote and contributed to numerous outreach and media materials, such as web content, press releases, and fact sheets; prepared comment letters and written testimony, using scientific literature for support, on state and federal environmental compliance documents, proposed rules, and legislation; presented testimony; and served as spokesperson with quotes appearing in print, radio, and television media outlets.

Graduate Student Instructor                                                      1995–2001

University of Michigan, Psychology Department

Served as graduate student instructor for university science courses and an independent research and science writing course.

Research Assistant and Laboratory Technician                         1994–1995

University of Michigan, Psychology Department

Designed and conducted laboratory research on neuroethology and the biopsychology of motivation and drug addiction. Supervised undergraduate students working in the lab for credit.

Education

Ph.D., Psychology (Biological), 2001, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Selected Publications

Kepner, W.G., M.M. Ramsey, E.S. Brown, M.E. Jarchow, K.J.M. Dickinson, and A.F. Mark. In preparation. Hydrologic futures: Using scenario analysis to evaluate impacts of forecasted land use change on hydrologic services. To be submitted to Ecosphere.

Brown, E.S., and K. Sawyer. 2011. Predicting later-life outcomes of early-life exposures. Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (The Newsletter of the Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions, The National Academies) February: 33–44.

Brown, B.S., and Y.N. Moreno. 2009. Flying the flag for Arabic. Language Magazine 8(5): 22–24.

Brown, B.S. 2008. EU moves toward tougher pesticide law. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment [Dispatches] 10(6): 517.

Brown B.S. 2008. Companies struggle with corporate social responsibilities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment [Dispatches] 6(8): 409.

Stallman B. 2006. Peace and quiet for caribou. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment [Dispatches] 4(9): 452.

Grandy, J.W., E.L. Stallman, and D.W. Macdonald. 2003. The science and sociology of hunting: Shifting practices and perceptions in the United States and Great Britain. In: D.J. Salem and A.N. Rowan (eds.), State of the Animals II: 2003. Washington, DC: Humane Society Press, 107–130.

Stallman, E.L., and W.G. Holmes. 2002. Selective foraging and food distribution of high-elevation yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris). Journal of Mammalogy 83 (2): 576–584.

Stallman, E.L. 2001. Social behavior, foraging, and reproduction in female yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Selected Meeting Summaries

• Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee Inaugural Meeting, EPA, March 2008.
• Global Change Research Mid-Cycle Subcommittee, Board of Scientific Counselors, EPA, January 2008.
• The Multidisciplinary Approach to Defining the Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes, NIH, December 2007
• Interagency Workshop on the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, EPA, September 2007.
• Early Indicators of Environmentally Induced Disease—Initial Grantees Meeting, EPA, January 2007.

Committees and Awards

• U.S. Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee, member and vice-chair, 2004–2005
• Graduate Student Research Fellowship, White Mountain Research Station, University of California, San Diego, 1997–2000
• Graduate Student Research Grant, Animal Behavior Society, 1999
• Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1995 

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