Dr. Lauren L. Murphy is a published author of over a dozen research articles and book chapters; and an author of The Visit, her father’s memoir, which is about the life of a Cleveland gangster that was born again after a visit from Jesus Christ. Currently, she is writing her own memoir that focuses on her sometimes strained relationship with God and her struggles as a woman of faith. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and spends all of her spare time with her family. She does enjoy traveling to interesting and new places with her husband without the kids. Lauren is a Christian, a loyal friend, a Human Factors Experimental Psychologist, wife and proud mother of two beautiful children.