About Me

Dr. Joshua Penrod is the author of Johnstown Industry (Arcadia Publishing, 2021), Johnstown Waters (Arcadia Publishing, 2025), These Restless Hills (Sunbury Press, 2025) and other works, including literary essays in the Loyalhanna Review and the Northern Appalachia Review. He is an executive for a global biomedical trade association and holds several graduate degrees, including in law, business and environmental health. He holds a PhD from Virginia Tech and is an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore. Dr. Penrod resides in the Johnstown, PA area.