Our team
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Robert A. C. (Bob) Stewart
Founder and Editor of Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal. The journal is published on the Internet and appears widely in leading university libraries around the world. See Editorial CV for more information. |
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Alex Cheyne
Alex has worked for SBP since 2006 in a variety of roles. She has worked as a proofreader, copyeditor, personal assistant to Editor-in-Chief, Dr Stewart, and Operations Coordinator, before taking on her current role as Managing Editor in 2013. She oversees the SBP team and the publication process for all manuscripts. Alex obtained a BA majoring in English Literature from Massey University in 2006. She has worked in conference management, reference work editing, and academic assessment. Alex lives in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with her husband and daughter. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, volunteering, and travel. |
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Keren Segal
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Ana Stojanov
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Suzi Brown
Suzi has worked in various IT roles for SBP Journal since 2000. Now IT Manager, she maintains the journal’s online presence, keeping up with the latest cutting-edge technological advances, including implementing the change from paper-based publishing to an entirely online system. Suzi has qualifications and experience in information technology, hardware and software, network systems, web design and maintenance, help desk services, and advanced use of software applications. She lives in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and has two adult daughters. Her interests include technology, reading, gardening, hula hooping, leadlight design and construction, and arts and crafts. |
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Kelly Baildon
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Leisha Gomez
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Francisco (Paco) Ángel
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Dorothy PilkingtonDorothy began working for SBP Journal as a proofreader and copyeditor in 2001. She has a BA degree in languages and history from Victoria University of Wellington and a Diploma in Education from Massey University. She has had a long voluntary involvement with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) and in 2006 received the New Zealand State Honour of Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of this work. Dorothy has a special interest in linguistics and the teaching of English as a second language. |
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Sarah KrivanSarah has worked for SBP Journal since 2007 as a copyeditor and was also responsible for the journal’s project and marketing work as Publications Consultant (2009–2012), Marketing Manager (2013–2017), and Project Manager (2017–2018). Sarah obtained a Bachelor of Science in 2009 (Psychology major), and a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies in 2010 (Management major), both from Massey University. She lives in Palmerston North, New Zealand. |
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Lesley AitkenLesley currently lives in the central North Island, but has a nomadic lifestyle with her husband working in locum ministry. She has worked in education for over 40 years, including: secondary teaching in maths, English, and physical education; tertiary tutoring in distance education; and supporting students in Auckland Prison. Life outside of work involves boating, skiing, tennis, indoor bowls, and quieter pursuits such as reading and dressmaking. |
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Helen InnesHelen has a BA in linguistics, graduate diploma in psychology, and an MA and PhD in creative writing. She has worked as a language teacher in England, Ireland, Japan, China, and New Zealand and taught at primary and secondary schools, a polytechnic, universities, private language schools, and online. She introduced foundation level students at Victoria University to psychology in order to teach them academic English, report writing, and the scientific method. She enjoys writing, walking her tireless border collie, camping with her husband and son, and researching warblish |
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Philippa Proctor
Based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Philippa has worked as a typesetter for close to 25 years, bringing journals, newsletters, and manuscripts to print ready stage. Her current portfolio includes all of these forms, including the typesetting for SBP Journal for over 20 years. In 2008, she set up her own venture, Pip’s Pre-Press Services, accepting casual, short-term, and long-term typesetting contracts. In 2014 she began working full-time at Ezibuy as part of the Creative team, in addition to continuing her work with SBP Journal and spending time with her three teenaged children. |
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Fanchao (Franco) Meng
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