AMWA Officers

Ann Sutton
Newsletter Editor/Web Site Manager

Professional title & affiliation

Scientific Editor
Department of Scientific Publications, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Professional background

Ann has been in the medical editing field (and at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) since 2000. Her job duties include editing manuscripts and grant proposals, assisting on the journal Neuro-Oncology, and managing the OncoLog web site and the Department of Scientific Publications intranet web site. She also lays out the course notebook for a department-run workshop and writes stories for the workshop's newsletter. The only thing she enjoys more than editing is writing about herself in the third person on officer biography pages.

Other and past professional affiliations/offices held

• AMWA Southwest Newsletter Editor (2008-)
• AMWA Southwest Web Site Manager (2005-)
• AMWA Southwest Membership Chair (2005-2008)
• Member of the AMWA Membership Committee (2006-?)
• Member of the AMWA Web and Internet Technology Committee (2005-?)
• AMWA member (2000-)

Ann also regularly proofreads the AMWA Journal.

Education

• B.A., English, University of Houston

Training/courses/certifications

• AMWA Advanced Curriculum certification (E/W)
• AMWA Core Curriculum certification (E/W)
• Working on AMWA Science Fundamentals certification
• Mac OS X Help Desk Essentials (not certified)

Presentations/publications

• Sutton A. Online manuscript submission tips. The Write Stuff 7(1), 2010.
• Sutton A. Inappropriate image manipulation. The Write Stuff 6(3), 2009.
• Sutton A. Celebrating 60 years of Scientific Publications. The Write Stuff 6(1), 2009.
• Carnes K, Sutton A. Mathematical expressions in Word documents. The Write Stuff 5(4), 2008.
• Sutton A. Microsoft Office 2007 and you. The Write Stuff 5(3), 2008.
• Sutton A. Proper use of articles. The Write Stuff 5(2), 2008.
• Bertrand B, Sutton A. Electronic file types. The Write Stuff 4(4), 2007.
• Sutton A. How Scientific Publications can help with your writing projects. The Write Stuff 4(3), 2007.
• Sutton A. Needleless chemotherapy: Safety and efficacy of aerosolized chemotherapy being studied in young patients with cancer. OncoLog Sep 2004.
• Sutton A. Researchers explore possible application of nanotechnology in cancer treatment. OncoLog Jul/Aug 2003.
• Sutton A. Collaborative studies lead to better survival rates in young patients with rhabdomyosarcoma. OncoLog Mar 2003. PDF of issue
• Sutton A. Emergency center provides specialized care for M. D. Anderson patients experiencing oncologic emergencies. OncoLog May 2002. PDF of issue

Quotes

“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.” - James D. Nicoll

"There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't." - Unknown

Home | About AMWA | Awards | Events | Officers | News | Links | Contact

Specific content posted on this Web site is under the control of the Southwest Chapter of AMWA.
Such information is the direct responsibility of the Southwest Chapter and not the national AMWA organization.