Joy R. Drohan
jdrohan@nasw.org
(814)-238-8070

My Resume

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Joy R. Drohan
Email: jdrohan@nasw.org
Phone: (814) 238-8070

Experience
1995-present: Freelance Science Writer and Editor

Select clients

Writing
· National Park Service
· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
· Public Lands Institute, UNLV
· University of Maryland
· Penn State University
· University of Nevada, Las Vegas
· The Conservation Fund
· Shepherd College

Editing
· National Park Service
· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
· U.S. Forest Service
· Island Press
· Carnegie Institution
· Grand Canyon Association
· Geological Society of America
· University of Maryland
· Penn State University
· University of Nevada, Las Vegas
· Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES), Cornell University
· NATO
· Aspen Publishers
· Shepherd College

1995-2000: Science Writer and Editor, Environmental Resources Research Institute, Penn State University.
· Obtained grant funding to write and illustrate a 4-H curriculum on the water cycle.
· Organized and managed an international conference on the effects of atmospheric deposition
on Pennsylvania’s forests and aquatic ecosystems.
· Edited and coordinated the design and printing of a two-volume conference proceedings.
· Developed newsletter highlighting applied research in crop and soil science.
· Wrote Cooperative Extension publications for the general public about the value of water, concerns at the rural-urban interface, and water allocation laws.
· Wrote and coordinated the design and publication of the Institute’s biennial report.
· Wrote and supervised layout and printing of a quarterly international newsletter about environmental research at the Institute.

Education

M.S. Environmental Pollution Control, 1994
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.S. Biology, environmental science concentration, 1992
Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA

Awards

2007 Blue Ribbon Award for Publications-American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers