Monica J. Casper, Ph.D. is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Seattle University. With expertise in health and medicine, critical trauma studies, gender-based violence, science and technology studies, disability studies, bioethics, and critical animal studies, she has authored, co-authored, or edited eight scholarly books; numerous chapters, articles and op-eds; and is also a creative writer. Originally from Chicago, she lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.