FiT
publishes books, peer-reviewed journals and digital
products in sport psychology, sport and cultural studies, sport management and
physical education. FiT Publishing’s most popular books are available in hard
copy and digital formats.
Harvey,
who will begin her new role in April 2021, says she plans to further expand the
success of FiT’s textbooks, trade books and scholarly journals in the U.S and
worldwide. “I am honored to follow the lead of Barb Dalton and founder Andy
Ostrow. I will work toward increasing distribution and translation of our
textbooks and journals to promote and advance cross-cultural scholarship in current
and emerging areas of study in the sport sciences,” she
said.
“I’m
excited that Eileen is stepping into the role of director of Fitness
Information Technology Publishing. Eileen has been a major part of the
company’s success for many years. She is the perfect person to take the
helm of the organization. I’m thrilled to work with her to continue
strengthening the company, which is already a leading publisher in the sport
sciences field,” Jack Watson, CPASS professor and dean, said.
“I
would also like to thank Barb Dalton, who is retiring from this position, for
her work to push FiT Publishing forward during the past 13 years, six as
director. Barb stepped in to serve as director of the company during a
particularly challenging time. She has helped bring stability to the company and
increase sales,” Watson said.
Harvey
is a writer/editor with more than 20 years of experience in book and journal
publication, including academic textbooks, scholarly journals, and their
related marketing and distribution. For the past five years, she has served at
FiT Publishing as managing editor, working with Dalton, Kassi Roberts, writer/editor,
and Wendy Lazzell, program coordinator, as well as authors, freelancers,
student workers, interns and vendors, to publish textbooks and quarterly journals
along with related online content in the sport sciences for academic and
professional audiences.
Prior
to FiT Publishing, Harvey wrote and edited promotional and marketing materials
for behavioral science consultants, scientific and technical articles and fact
sheets related to energy and environmental technologies. She has written general
interest and feature articles for a variety of business, government and
nonprofit organizations, as well as grants, bylaws, annual reports and
promotional materials. She has experience in working with scientists, software
engineers and other subject matter experts to develop software manuals,
web-based tutorials and software help systems.
Harvey
earned her B.A. in History, with a minor in English from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania and completed coursework for an M.S. in Professional Writing at
Towson University, where she worked with the publisher to produce a scholarly
journal, Metropolitan Universities.