University of Sunderland
Forster 204
Sunderland SR2 7EE
mitzi.waltz@sunderland.ac.uk
http://www.mitziwaltz.com
Phone: 0191 515 2101
I am a senior lecturer in journalism with the University of Sunderland's School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture. Currently, I teach Introduction to Journalism, Feature Writing, and History of the Press.
I am also a regional tutor on the Autism distance learning programme (EdCert/MA) with the University of Birmingham's School of Education.
I am involved in research on mass-media and literary representations of people with disabilities,the history of medicine and disability, and also on both media and medical issues related specifically to autistic spectrum disorders.
Books
Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Understanding the Diagnosis and Getting Help
Adult Bipolar Disorders: Understanding Your Diagnosis and Getting Help
"Policing Activists: Think Global, Spy Local," in: Police State America
Tourette's Syndrome: Finding Answers and Getting Help
Partial Seizure Disorders: Help for Patients and Families
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents
Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents
Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Finding a Diagnosis and Getting Help
The Internet International Directory
I've been a full-time freelance writer since 1990, specializing in health, medicine, technology, politics and pop culture. My clients have included Looking Up: The International Autism Newsletter, The MAAP, Halftheplanet.com, ComputerLife, The Net, LAN Times, C|Net, MacUser, MacWEEK, Multimedia Producer, New Media, Covert Action Quarterly, Parenting, and Wired, among others.
Here are some clips:
After the Diagnosis: Ten Things Parents Need to Do When Facing Autistic Spectrum Disorders (First Signs, May 2001)
Anarchy in the UK: 10 Days With the London Mob (PDXS, November1994)
Policing Activists: Think Global, Spy Local (Covert Action Quarterly, summer 1997)
Oregonian to Freelancers: Drop Dead! (PDXS, March 1997)
(NetworkWorld, April 1998)
I have also worked as a freelance editor for many clients, including O'Reilly & Associates, Macmillan, and QUE.
My most recent project, Webster's New World Dictionary of Medical Terms, required heavy developmental editing as well as original research and writing. Starting with content derived from MedicineNet.com's online medical dictionary, I developed a very thorough, very up-to-date new medical dictionary. It was published in spring 2000.
I am currently working toward my Ph.D. at the University of Sunderland.
Go back to my home page
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 2002
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 2002
ATS/Solidarity, 2002
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 2001
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 2001
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 1999
O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series), 1999
1st edition published July 1999, O'Reilly & Associates (Patient-Centered Guides series). To be revised fall 2001.
1st edition 1995, Ziff-Davis Press; 2nd edition 1996, QUE/Lycos Press.
Articles
Editing
Other editing projects have included The Java Manual of Style, Web Site Essentials (both for Ziff-Davis,) and Excel '97 SuperSources (Que.)
Education
I received a BA in Journalism (first, with honours) from San Francisco State University in 1988.
