Dr. Kristin M. Heineman received her Ph.D. in Classics from Newcastle, Australia and moved to Fort Collins to teach at C.S.U.  As a Classicist, her major areas of interest include Ancient Greek and Roman history, language (Latin and Ancient Greek), culture, literature, religion, and art.  Of particular interest is the intersection between traditional Greco-Roman religion (“paganism”) and Christianity, as well as the role of women throughout the ancient Mediterranean.

Dr. Diane C. Margolf received her Ph.D. in History from Yale University and has taught at Colorado State University since 1993.  Her major field of interest is western European history between the fifteenth and the eighteenth centuries, with special emphasis on religious reform movements, women and gender, and the history of France during this era. 

Diane and Kristin were interviewed on the podcast, Can I Get a Retake? Listen below!

What follows is part personal introduction, part biography, and mostly an effort to give you some idea why I might be particularly suited to write a textbook about Media and Society as opposed to Aspects of Chemistry or Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

Sherina Hume is an alumni of the University of North Dakota where she currently contributes as a research assistant. Her racial background of both Anishinaabe and Cherokee heritage contributes to her interests in: tribal justice, victimology, and cybercrime. Ms. Hume was involved with the overall structure of the text, with the selection of illustrations, and with game choices and activities. She played and personally tested each of the games and activities numerous times.

Dr. Wendelin Hume has been an educator and researcher at the University of North Dakota for over 25 years. She completed her undergraduate degree at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota and her masters and doctoral degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Dr. Mary Anderson is an Assistant Professor at Winona State University in the College of Education.  Prior to her years at WSU, Dr. Anderson has dedicated over 35 years to making elementary learning environments engaging, fun and productive for all. She has been an elementary principal, an executive director, an elementary teacher, and a special educator. During her career, she has provided leadership in many types of elementary school structures including multi-age, grades 3-5, birth to grade 6, and K-5.