Laurie is an MLIS-level librarian with 20 years of experience working with libraries and library organizations. She has been a professional indexer since 2009 and completed the American Society for Indexing training program. She has indexed over 275 titles for her clients, who include the American Library Association, Bloomsbury Publishing, The Experiment Publishing, Rosen Publishing, Scholastic, and Britannica. Laurie has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS).