Executive Summary:
Mary Jo Nickum is a retired librarian and project manager, who is now an editor and freelance writer. Her primary focus is on science for the public, especially topics related to natural history. She has chosen to extend her science for the public outreach to children.
Mary earned a B.A. degree in English education at Northland College, Ashland, WI, a Masters in Librarianship (M. Lib.) at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
She worked as a science librarian at US Environmental Protection Agency, National Water Quality Laboratory in Duluth, MN, as Oceanography/Zoology librarian at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, as Project Manager of the Fish and Wildlife Reference Service in Rockville, MD, and as a Division Manager for the Maxima Corporation, a Washington, DC firm that specialized in information services for Federal and County governments. She is a former editor of The Progressive Fish-Culturist, Editor-in-Chief of the Intermountain Journal of Science, and currently edits the World Aquaculture magazine.
Mary’s articles on aquaculture topics are published in: Hatchery International, Aquaculture Magazine, Northern Aquaculture and Fish Farming News. Her articles on writing and publishing have appeared in Outdoors Unlimited. She is currently working on three nonfiction books for children.
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Education:
§ B.A. English education, Northland College, Ashland, WI
§ M.Lib. Librarianship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
§ MAIS Fisheries Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Seminars:
§ Journal Editorial Seminar, Allen Press
§ Newsletter Editing, Design, and Production; Promotional Perspectives
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Editorial Experience:
Scientific Journal Editor:
§ The Progressive Fish-Culturist
§ FWRS Newsletter
§ World Aquaculture
§ Intermountain Journal of Sciences
Conference Proceedings:
§ FAO/DANIDA/NMFS HACCP Seminar Proceedings
§ Propagated Fish in Resource Management, American Fisheries Society Symposium 44
Editor:
§ National Water Quality Laboratory, Duluth, MN
§ Fish Technology Center, Bozeman, MT
Newsletter Editor for Organizations:
§ American Fisheries Society. Water Quality Section
§ American Fisheries Society. Potomac Chapter
§ Business and Professional Women
Writer:
§ Library Journal (Book Reviews)
§ Hatchery International
§ Aquaculture Magazine
§ Rockville Gazette
§ Fish Farming News
§ Northern Aquaculture
§ Outdoors Unlimited
§ CBE Views
Manuscript Reviewer:
§ Special Libraries
§ World Aquaculture Society
Professional Associations:
§ American Fisheries Society, Fish Culture Section
§ World Aquaculture Society
§ Council of Science Editors
§ Outdoor Writers Association of America
§ Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators
Author:
Mom's Story - by Mary Jo Nickum
http://www.booksinsync.com/maryjonickum.html
Email:
mjnickum@cox.net
mjnickum@hotmail.com
Websites:
http://www.marynickum.com
http://www.nickumandnickum.com
http://www.pathtopublication.net
Blogs And Other Sites:
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.myspace.com/mjnickum
http://www.jacketflap.com/mjnickum
http://mjnickum.wordpress.com
http://www.mnickum.blogspot.com
http://mjnickum-nickumsnook.blogspot.com
http://mjnickum-mynewbook.blogspot.com
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