Patricia Wittig

East Stroudsburg, PA USA
25 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Science and Medical Writer and Editor, 20+ years of experience: I develop and edit science, nature, health and medicine, environment, conservation, and education media: - Top-selling science textbooks - Award-winning health and medical book series - Self-help, health, medical, and nutrition books, software - Science and conservation news and feature stories.

Expertise

Editor 20 YearsReporter 20 YearsWriter 20 Years

Specialty

Education 20 YearsEnvironment & Nature 30 YearsMedicine 20 Years

Industries

Book Publishing Trade/B2B 20 YearsBook Publishing Consumer 20 YearsNonprofit 20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Garden State EnviroNet (10+)
  • Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (10+)
  • Rodale Press, Inc. (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Barnes & Noble, Inc. (10+)
  • Rodale Research Center (10+)
  • Scholastic, Inc. (10+)

Associations

Society of Environmental Journalists Editorial Freelancers Association National Wildlife Federation Habitat Stewardship Instructor MediaBistro Freelance Marketplace Freelancers Union BELS candidate

Other Work History

- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA: Medical Transcriptions Editor - Barnes & Noble, Inc., Center Valley, PA: Bookseller; custom book sales - Garden State EnviroNet: Online News Gatherer, blog contributor - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia: Editor, medical education and consumer health books and software - Rodale Press, Inc., Emmaus, PA: Publications Coordinator Rodale Research Center and Associate Editor Rodale Press Health Books - Scholastic, Inc., NYC, NY: Intern, Writer for Science World Magazine - Elsevier Science Publishing Co., NYC, NY: Editorial Assistant to science and technology acquisitions editor - Plenum Publishing Corp., NYC, NY: Editorial Assistant to earth science, physics, and chemistry acquisitions editor - VISTA, Knoxville, TN: Editor, TVEC News energy conservation - American Museum of Natural History, NYC, NY and Portal, AZ: Research Assistant - Rutgers University Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies: Research Assistant

Technical Skills

Science, environment, and medical writing, reporting, and editing Desktop publishing

Computer Skills

Windows, MS Office, Word, Quark, Pagemaker, etc., familiar with HTML

Equipment

PC, laptop, scanner, digital camera, telephone, car, bicycle, hiking boots

General

Pathophysiology made Incredibly Easy!
(Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 9/14/2026)