About the Author

Joe Marren earned his M.A. in history at St. Bonaventure University. He is a professor and the chair of the Communication Department at SUNY Buffalo State.

Amitra A. Wall holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Texas Woman's University. She is professor of sociology and the assistant dean of intellectual foundations and first year programs at SUNY Buffalo State.

Susan Mary Paige completed her Ph.D. in elementary and early childhood education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a lecturer at SUNY Buffalo State.

Amy DiBartolo Rockwell holds an M.L.S. in library and information science and an M.S. in rehabilitation counseling, both from the University at Buffalo. She is the first-year experience librarian and the accessibility services librarian at E. H. Butler Library, SUNY Buffalo State.

Jane E. Sullivan earned an M.S. in reading education at Canisius College and holds a B.A. in English from Syracuse University. She is currently an adjunct lecturer in the College Writing Program at SUNY Buffalo State and the lifestyles editor of the East Aurora Advertiser and the Elma Review.