Melanie Gee

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with occupational therapists, radiographers, midwives, speech therapists, and physiotherapists. (See my website for my publications.) I have also supervised a physiotherapy doctoral student. I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on AHPs:
LINSLEY, P. & KANE, R. (eds.) Evidence-based practice for nurses and allied health professionals (5th ed). Sage.
EDWARDS, D. & BEST, S. (eds.) The textbook of health and social care. Sage.
LARSSON, M. & PRICE, J. (eds.) Breastfeeding and breast milk feeding. Thieme.
CLARKE, C. & DUX, A. Chest X-rays for medical students. 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell.
MOSS, H. Music and creativity in healthcare settings: does music matter? Routledge.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with nurses (adult and mental health). (See my website for my publications.) I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on nursing:
FREEDMAN, S., STEEN, C. & BLEAKLEY, G. Essentials of nursing critically ill adults. Sage.
EDWARDS, D. & BEST, S. (eds.) The textbook of health and social care. Sage.
LINSLEY, P. & KANE, R. (eds.) Evidence-based practice for nurses and allied health professionals (5th ed). Sage.
WILSON, J. Working with bereavement : a practical guide. Palgrave Macmillan.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with occupational therapists. (See my website for my publications.) I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on occupational health:
SEATON, A.(ed) Science with purpose: fifty years of the Institute of Occupational Medicine. Matador.
VAN DER STAP, T. IOSH Level 6 qualification, Unit 1: Advanced safety and health practice. IOSH Training and Skills.
VAN DER STAP, T. IOSH Level 6 qualification, Unit 2: Organisational process and strategy. IOSH Training and Skills.
SHARMAN, A. IOSH Level 6 qualification, Unit 3: Personal impact. IOSH Training and Skills.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with public health colleagues. I have also taught on a MSc in a Public Health research methods module. (See my website for my publications.) I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on public/consumer health:
JEPSON, R., MCATEER, J., WILLIAMS, A.J., DOI, L. & BUELO, A. Developing public health interventions: a step-by-step guide. Sage.
HEMBROW, I. Rare events: the inside story of a worldwide quest for safer medicines. Springer.
SEATON, A.(ed) Science with purpose: fifty years of the Institute of Occupational Medicine. Matador.
McCLEAN, S., BRAY, I., De VIGGIANI, N., BIRD, E. & PILKINGTON, P., Research methods for public health. Sage.
WARWICK-BOOTH, L. Social inequality (3rd ed). Sage.
MOLLOY, C. Rhetorical ethos in health and medicine: patient credibility, stigma, and misdiagnosis. Routledge.
ANDERSON, D.S. Leadership in drug and alcohol abuse prevention: insights from long-term advocates. Routledge.
SCHONE, H.Q. Contested illness in context. Routledge.
LARSSON, M. & PRICE, J. (eds.) Breastfeeding and breast milk feeding. Thieme.
BURT, M. A history of the roles and responsibilities of social workers: from the Poor Laws to the present day. Routledge.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health practitioners. (See my website for my publications.) I have also supervised a psychology doctoral student. I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on psychiatry/psychology:
CRISP, R.J., TURNER, R.N. & MELEADY, R., Essential social psychology (5th ed). Sage.
BURNETT, D. Emotional ignorance: lost and found in the science of emotion. Faber & Faber.
LAGNADO, D.A. Explaining the evidence: how the mind investigates the world. Cambridge University Press.
NEENAN, M. & DRYDEN, W. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: 100 key points and techniques (3rd ed.) Routledge.
OLSON, S. Images of the dead in grief dreams: a Jungian view of mourning. Routledge.
FONTENELLE, L. & YUCEL, M. (eds) A transdiagnostic approach to obsessions, compulsions and related phenomena. Cambridge University Press.
MOSS, H. Music and creativity in healthcare settings: does music matter? Routledge.
WANG, Q. & GULGOZ, S. (eds) Remembering and forgetting early childhood. Routledge.
LESLIE, I. Conflicted: why arguments are tearing us apart and how they can bring us together. Faber & Faber.
SHUBS, D. Traumatic experiences of normal development: an intersubjective, object relations listening perspective on self, attachment, trauma, and reality. Routledge.
DUNLOSKY, J. & RAWSON, K.A. (eds) The Cambridge handbook of cognition and education. Cambridge University Press.
BURNETT, D. Why your parents are driving you up the wall and what to do about it. Penguin Books.
HALL, P. Sex addiction: a guide for couples and those who help them. Routledge.
DICKINSON, J.J, COMPO, N.S., CAROL, R.N., SCHWARTZ, B.L. and McCAULEY, M. (eds) Evidence-based investigative interviewing: applying cognitive principles. Routledge.
CICOGNANI, E. & MOTTI-STEFANIDI, F. (eds) Youth citizenship and the European Union. Routledge.
BAGHURST, T. (ed) Coaching for sports performance. Routledge.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research across the spectrum of health (physical and mental) and wellbeing.(See my website for my publications.) However in addition to ‘scholarly’ books in these fields I also welcome commissions for works intended for lay readers, and ensure my indexes are tailored to this readership.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with mental health practitioners. (See my website for my publications.) I am also personally interested in how our day-to-day behaviours and habits (e.g. exercise and access to green space) can impact our personal wellbeing. As such, I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers from a lay audience, up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on mental health:
HODKINSON, P. & DAS, R. New fathers, mental health and digital communication. Palgrave Macmillan.
NEENAN, M. & DRYDEN, W. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: 100 key points and techniques (3rd ed.) Routledge.
FONTENELLE,L. & YUCEL, M. (eds) A transdiagnostic approach to obsessions, compulsions and related phenomena. Cambridge University Press.
MOLLOY, C. Rhetorical ethos in health and medicine: patient credibility, stigma, and misdiagnosis. Routledge.
ANDERSON, D.S. Leadership in drug and alcohol abuse prevention: insights from long-term advocates. Routledge.
HALL, P. Sex addiction: a guide for couples and those who help them. Routledge.
SCHONE, H.Q. Contested illness in context. Routledge.
MOSS, H. Music and creativity in healthcare settings: does music matter? Routledge.
EDWARDS, D. & BEST, S. (eds.) The textbook of health and social care. Sage.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research across the spectrum of health (physical and mental) and wellbeing.(See my website for my publications.) I am personally interested in how our day-to-day behaviours and habits can impact our physical and mental health and wellbeing, and at various times in my life have turned to self-help books myself – not least parenting books! As such, I am happy to take on commissions in this field, and I ensure my indexes are tailored for this more general readership.
Books indexed on self-help:
MAYNOR, K. Untangled: a practical and inspirational guide to change we choose and change we don’t. Matador.
ELMAN, M. How to say no. Puffin.
CARTER, G. How to write a self-help book. Practical Inspiration Publishing.
GREGORY, R. & MOORE, B. Sorting it out: supporting teenage decision making. Cambridge University Press.
HALL, P. Sex addiction: a guide for couples and those who help them. Routledge.
BURNETT, D. Why your parents are driving you up the wall and what to do about it. Penguin Books.
OLSON, S. Images of the dead in grief dreams: a Jungian view of mourning. Routledge.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research across the spectrum of health (physical and mental) and wellbeing.(See my website for my publications.) I am personally interested in how our day-to-day behaviours and habits can impact our physical and mental health and wellbeing. As such, I am happy to take on commissions in this field, and I ensure my indexes are tailored for this more general readership.
Books indexed on wellbeing:
CAHALL, F., States of adventure: stories about finding yourself by getting lost. DK
GENG, G. & DISNEY, L. Your guide to wellbeing at university. Sage.
SCHECHTER, F. V: an empowering celebration of the vulva and vagina. Penguin.
MOSS, H. Music and creativity in healthcare settings: does music matter? Routledge.
HODKINSON, P. & DAS, R. New fathers, mental health and digital communication. Palgrave Macmillan.
GREEN, J., HOSKIN, R.A., MAYO, C. & MILLER, s.j. Navigating trans*+ and complex gender identities. Bloomsbury Academic.

I play the piano and have an ALCM Diploma, and am learning to play the bass guitar. I welcome works on teaching and learning music, composers, music theory, music history, ethnomusicology, music technology, and biographies/memoirs of musicians and bands.
Books indexed on music:
SAVAGE, John. The secret public: how LGBTQ performers shaped popular culture (1955-1979). Faber & Faber.
LENNON, John & ONO, Yoko. Mind games. Thames & Hudson.
BEACH, N. & SPRUCE, G. (eds) Instrumental music teaching: perspectives and challenges. Trinity College London Press.
MANZANERA, Phil. Revolucion to Roxy. Expression.
MARR, Johnny. Marr’s guitars. Thames & Hudson.
MADDOCKS, Fiona. Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in exile. Faber & Faber.
NOODLE JUICE. Thank you for the music: a practical guide to music. Noodle Juice. [For younger readers.]
KING, Tony. The tastemaker: my life with the legends and geniuses of rock music. Faber & Faber.
WALSH, Stephen. The beloved vision: music in the Romantic age. Faber & Faber.
TUTTI, Cosey Fanni. Re-sisters: recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe & Cosey Fanni Tutti. Faber & Faber.
DUSINBERRE, Edward. Distant melodies: music in search of home. Faber & Faber.
KIM, H. Tradition and creativity in Korean taegum flute performance. Routledge.
HAMER, L. (ed) The Cambridge companion to women in music since 1900. Cambridge University Press.
PATERSON, J. & LEE, H. (eds) 3D audio. Routledge.
LARROQUE, P. English rhythm and blues: when language and music come together. Routledge.
TITLEBAUM, M. Jazz improvisation using simple melodic embellishment. Routledge.
JONES, D., Sweet Dreams: the story of the New Romantics. Faber & Faber.
FELDMAN, E. & CONTZIUS, A., Instrumental music education: teaching with the musical and practical in harmony. 3rd ed. Routledge.
MOSS, H. Music and creativity in healthcare settings: does music matter? Routledge.
KING, Richard, The Lark Ascending: the music of the British landscape. Faber & Faber.
BATTIER, Marc. & FIELDS, Kenneth. (eds), Electroacoustic music in East Asia. Routledge.

My interest in astronomy and cosmology has been piqued by several visits to the Kielder Observatory. I welcome works on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, including the history of these subjects, aimed at a general readership.
Books indexed on astronomy and cosmology:
CLARK, Stuart. Beneath the night: how the stars have shaped the history of humankind. Guardian Faber.
MARAN, Stephen P. & Marschall, Laurance A. Galileo’s new universe: the revolution in our understanding of the cosmos. Benbella Books. Unpublished index (prepared from published book.)

My interest in astronomy and cosmology has been piqued by several visits to the Kielder Observatory. I welcome works on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, including the history of these subjects, aimed at a general readership.
Books indexed on astronomy and cosmology:
CLARK, Stuart. Beneath the night: how the stars have shaped the history of humankind. Guardian Faber.
MARAN, Stephen P. & Marschall, Laurance A. Galileo’s new universe: the revolution in our understanding of the cosmos. Benbella Books. Unpublished index (prepared from published book.)

I welcome works on biology, aimed at a general readership level up to ‘A’ level standard and beyond.
Books indexed on biology:
CLARKE, C. & DUX, A. Chest X-rays for medical students. 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell.
HOFFMAN, Jay R. (ed) Dietary supplementation in sport and exercise: evidence, safety and ergogenic benefits. Routledge.
BONEV, B.B. & BROWN, N.M. (eds) Bacterial resistance to antibiotics – from molecules to man. Wiley.
KOUTCHMA, Tatiana. Ultraviolet light in food technology: principles and applications. CRC Press.
SANKARANARAYANAN, A., AMARESAN, N. & DHANASEKARAN, D. (eds) Fermented food products. CRC Press.

I have a Certificate in Environmental Conservation, and have worked for a wildlife trust and local biological records centres. As such, I welcome works on botany, aimed at a general readership level up to undergraduate standard.

I have a Certificate in Environmental Conservation, and have worked for a wildlife trust and local biological records centres. As such, I welcome works on ecology, aimed at a general readership level up to undergraduate standard.
Books indexed on ecology:
McCORMICK, K., KISS, B. et al. Urban nature: new directions for city futures. Cambridge University Press.
FORMAN, Richard T.T. Towns, ecology, and the land. Cambridge University Press.

I have a Certificate in Environmental Conservation, and have worked for a wildlife trust and local biological records centres. As such, I welcome works on environmental science, aimed at a general readership level up to undergraduate standard.
Books indexed on environmental science:
McCORMICK, K., KISS, B. et al. Urban nature: new directions for city futures. Cambridge University Press.
FORMAN, Richard T.T. Towns, ecology, and the land. Cambridge University Press.
PETERSON, M. Sustainable marketing: a holistic approach, 2nd ed. Sage

I have a physics degree (Oxford University) and ‘A’ level chemistry, and enjoy learning about science history from books and museums. I welcome works on the history and philosophy of science, aimed at a general readership level up to undergraduate standard.
Books indexed on the history and philosophy of science:
SCIENCE MUSEUM, A brief history of stuff: the extraordinary story of ordinary objects. DK
BUD, R. Applied Science: knowledge, modernity and Britain’s public realm. Cambridge University Press.
HANDS, J. The future of humankind. Castleton Publishers.
MOREL, T. Underground mathematics: craft culture and knowledge production in early modern Europe. Cambridge University Press.
CLARK, Stuart. Beneath the night: how the stars have shaped the history of humankind. Guardian Faber.
ROZELL, D. Dangerous science: science policy and risk analysis for scientists and engineers. Ubiquity Press.
LAWRENCE, Snezana. A New Year’s present from a mathematician. CRC Press.
FARMELO, Graham. The universe speaks in numbers: how modern maths reveals nature’s deepest secrets. Faber & Faber.
MARAN, Stephen P. & Marschall, Laurance A. Galileo’s new universe: the revolution in our understanding of the cosmos. Benbella Books. Unpublished index (prepared from published book).

I have a Certificate in Environmental Conservation, and a broad interest in natural history, especially trees and woodlands, mammals, and birds. I have worked for a wildlife trust and local biological records centres. As such I would welcome works on natural history, aimed at a general readership level up to undergraduate standard.
Books indexed on natural history:
MOSS, Stephen. Ten birds that changed the world. Guardian Faber.
FORMAN, Richard T.T. Towns, ecology, and the land. Cambridge University Press.
HUXLEY, R., QUAISSER, C., BUTLER, C.R. & DEKKER, R.W.R.J. Managing natural science collections: a guide to strategy, planning and resourcing. Routledge.

I have a Certificate in Environmental Conservation, and have worked for a wildlife trust and local biological records centres. I am not a ‘twitcher’ or even a ‘birder’ but enjoy trying to identify birds from their songs, and I do get excited when I see a heron on our local waterways. I welcome works on ornithology, aimed either at a general readership or a more specialised level.
Books indexed on ornithology:
MOSS, Stephen. Ten birds that changed the world. Guardian Faber.

I have a physics degree (Oxford University) and would welcome works on physics or astrophysics, aimed at a general readership level (i.e. ‘popular science’) up to undergraduate standard.
Books indexed on physics:
ROBSON, R. The sentient robot: the last two hurdles in the race to build artificial superintelligence. Imprint Academic.
ABDULLA, S. & CLARKE, C. FRCR physics notes: medical imaging physics for the first FRCR examination. Radiology Cafe.
PATERSON, J. & LEE, H. (eds) 3D audio. Routledge.
ROY, Nabamita Banerjee & BHATTACHARYA, Kesab. Application of signal processing tools and artificial neural network in diagnosis of power system faults. CRC Press.
LAWRENCE, Snezana. A New Year’s present from a mathematician. CRC Press.
CLARK, Stuart. Beneath the night: how the stars have shaped the history of humankind. Guardian Faber.
FARMELO, Graham. The universe speaks in numbers: how modern maths reveals nature’s deepest secrets. Faber & Faber.
KOUTCHMA, Tatiana. Ultraviolet light in food technology: principles and applications. CRC Press.

I have ‘A’ level chemistry and welcome works on chemistry aimed at a general readership level up to around ‘A’ level standard.
Books indexed on chemistry:
KOUTCHMA, Tatiana. Ultraviolet light in food technology: principles and applications. CRC Press.
HOFFMAN, Jay R. Dietary supplementation in sport and exercise: evidence, safety and ergogenic benefits. Routledge.
SANKARANARAYANAN, A., AMARESAN, N. & DHANASEKARAN, D. (eds) Fermented food products. CRC Press.

I have a degree in physics (Oxford University) and a Certificate in Environmental Conservation (Sheffield University), and have undertaken research in the health sciences. I welcome works in all areas of science, from ‘popular science’ to more specialist works (see more specific subject areas for further details).

I have an MSc in Information Management (Sheffield University) and several years’ experience working as an information scientist/researcher, including undertaking and supporting literature reviews and advising on research methodologies. I welcome works in information management up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on information management:
NOTHHAFT, H.et al.(eds), Future directions of strategic communication. Routledge.
LINSLEY, P. & KANE, R. (eds.) Evidence-based practice for nurses and allied health professionals (5th ed.). Sage.

I have teaching experience from my time in academia, and am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I welcome works on teaching and learning.
Books indexed on education:
BEACH, N. & SPRUCE, G. (eds) Instrumental music teaching: perspectives and challenges. Trinity College London Press.
CANTLEY, I. The philosophical limitations of educational assessment: implications for academic selection. Palgrave Macmillan.
NEWELL, R. Mastery mathematics for primary teachers. Sage.
WATSON, A. & NEWMAN, R. (eds) A practical guide to teaching English in the secondary school. 2nd ed. Routledge.
DUNLOSKY, J. & RAWSON, K.A. (eds) The Cambridge handbook of cognition and education. Cambridge University Press.
JENKS, C.J. Researching classroom discourse: a student guide. Routledge.
FELDMAN, E. & CONTZIUS, A., Instrumental music education: teaching with the musical and practical in harmony. 3rd ed. Routledge.
HARRINGTON, J., BEALE, J., FANCOURT, A. & LUTZ, C. (eds) The ‘BrainCanDo’ handbook of teaching and learning: practical strategies to bring psychology and neuroscience into the classroom. Routledge.
ZISKOVSKY, B. & ZISKOVSKY, J. Optimizing student learning: A lean systems approach to improving K-12 education. 2nd ed. CRC Press.
HUERTAS BARROS, E. & VINE, J. New perspectives on assessment in translator education. Routledge.
GREEN, J., HOSKIN, R.A., MAYO, C. & MILLER, s.j. Navigating trans*+ and complex gender identities. Bloomsbury Academic.
SCOTT, G. New ways of seeing: the democratic language of photography. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

I have worked as an academic in a university research centre, undertaking and publishing literature reviews and qualitative research in collaboration with sports scientists. As such, I am happy to take on commissions in this field for readers from a lay audience, up to postgraduate level.
Books indexed on sports medicine/science:
WASSONG, S., HEINE, M. & HESS, R. (eds) Sport development and Olympic Studies: past, present and future. Routledge.
HOFFMAN, J.R. (ed) Dietary supplementation in sport and exercise: evidence, safety and ergogenic benefits. Routledge.
BAGHURST, T. (ed) Coaching for sports performance. Routledge.

I have ‘A’ levels in mathematics and further mathematics, and a physics degree (Oxford University). I welcome works in mathematics from a general readership to undergraduate level.
Books indexed on mathematics:
WEINBERG, S.L., ABRAMOWITZ, S.K. & HAREL, D. Statistics using R: an integrative approach (2nd ed). Cambridge University Press.
NEWELL, R. Mastery mathematics for primary teachers (2nd ed). Sage.
MOREL, T. Underground mathematics: craft culture and knowledge production in early modern Europe. Cambridge University Press.
PENG, L. & CHAO, W. Computational advertising: market and technologies for internet commercial monetization. CRC Press.
ROY, Nabamita Banerjee & BHATTACHARYA, Kesab. Application of signal processing tools and artificial neural network in diagnosis of power system faults. CRC Press.
LAWRENCE, Snezana. A New Year’s present from a mathematician. CRC Press.
FARMELO, Graham. The universe speaks in numbers: how modern maths reveals nature’s deepest secrets. Faber & Faber.

I have an MSc in Information Management (Sheffield University) and several years’ experience working as an information scientist/researcher in the field of health and social care.
Books indexed on healthcare management:
SWANWICK, T. & VAUX, E. (eds) ABC of quality improvement in healthcare. Wiley.
ANDERSON, D.S. Leadership in drug and alcohol abuse prevention: insights from long-term advocates. Routledge.

I have an MSc in Information Management (Sheffield University) and enjoy indexing books about leadership and management techniques, organisational change and quality improvement.
Books indexed on management:
REES, G. & SMITH, P.E. (eds), Strategic human resource management: an international perspective, 3rd ed., Sage.
DAWSON, P. & ANDRIOPOULUS, C., Managing change, creativity and innovation, 4th ed., Sage.
MYERS, M.D., Qualitative research in business and management, 3rd ed., Sage.
HUXLEY, R., QUAISSER, C., BUTLER, C.R. & DEKKER, R.W.R.J. Managing natural science collections: a guide to strategy, planning and resourcing. Routledge.
HARRINGTON, H. J. & VOEHL, F. (eds), Total Innovative Management Excellence (TIME): the future of innovation. CRC Press.
GRAUPP, P., STEWARD, S. & PARSONS, B., Creating an effective management system: integrating Policy Deployment, TWI, and KATA. CRC Press.
GARVEY, B. & STOKES, P. Coaching and mentoring: theory and practice, 4th ed. Sage.
SWANWICK, T. & VAUX, E. (eds) ABC of quality improvement in healthcare. Wiley.
ANDERSON, D.S. Leadership in drug and alcohol abuse prevention: insights from long-term advocates. Routledge.