Christine Boylan, BSc PhD MCOptom
Location: DEAL
Membership Grade: Advanced Professional Member
Contact Info
General Experience
Over thirty years experience indexing single and multi-author titles most aimed at undergraduate, graduate and research markets. School textbooks and popular science books are also indexed. I am experienced in using section ID systems.
Subjects
Extensive experience in all areas of medicine and health, with titles ranging from very large textbooks to smaller revision guides. Many have been included in the BMA Medical Book Awards. I have a degree in optometry and a PhD in neurophysiology.
I have worked on large textbooks and a number of sports-related BTEC titles.
Palliative care, cosmetic surgery and nosology are examples of the many topics indexed.
Great experience working on psychology schoolbooks. Graduate level works on schizophrenia, personality disorder, autism and philosophical issues in psychiatry.
Dog behaviour and evolution are areas of expertise.
Experienced in the areas of orthodontics, caries prevention and general dentistry handbooks.
Infectious disease, non-communicable disease and paediatrics are areas of experience.
Experienced in indexing school textbooks and popular science titles in this area.
Related qualifications
PhD Neurophysiology
Member College of Optometrists
Recent indexes include
Ainsworth & Vasey, Neonatal Formulary, OUP, 2026
Fava, Clinical Judgment in Psychiatry, OUP, 2025
Park, Designing for Active Wear, Fairchild Books, 2025
Odom, Inorganic Chemistry, OUP, 2025
Knoors & Dirks, Growing up with Cochlear Implants, OUP, 2025
Clients Include
Oxford University Press
Bloomsbury Academic
World Health Organization
Fairchild Books
Wiley-Blackwell
Just Content
Open University Press
Special Publication Type
Extensive experience indexing in all areas of medicine/health/science using page numbers and section ID systems.
I have extensive experience indexing IB, GCSE/IGCSE and BTEC books.
Experience in the medicine and health areas.
For many years I have produced yearly and cumulative indexes for mainly psychology-related publications.
Tools
Apple Macintosh
CUSTOM INDEXING SOFTWARE
