ニュージーランド在住。長年、農作物と食物研究を含む新海洋抽出物を調査する科学研究員を務める。CNRS Roscoff（フランス）の博士号研究員として学び、多数の研究原稿をジャーナルに執筆。またIP保護された機密報告書を多数まとめ、20以上の国際会議に出席。「Functional Plant Biology」誌や「 Enzyme and Microbial Technology」誌等の学術ジャーナルの査読者でもある。専門は生化学と生物学、特に植物、藻類学（海洋植物）、水産科学と海洋生物学、食物と食物テクノロジー。

Dr. Smith has worked as a research scientist investigating novel marine extracts with involvement in crop & food research. Dr.Smith studied as a postdoctoral researcher at the CNRS Roscoff, France. As well, she has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals, written numerous IP-protected/confidential reports, and presented at more than 20 international conferences. She is also a reviewer for several academic journals (Functional Plant Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology). Dr. Smith’s areas of professional expertise for editing are biochemistry and biology, especially of plants, phycology (marine plants), fisheries science, and marine biology, and food and food technology. Dr Smith began working with Edanz Editing in 2007 and now works full time as a science copy-editor.