Susan Urbanek Linville received a PhD in biology from the University of Dayton and has lectured as adjunct faculty. She has administrative experience as an assistant editor for a science journal, university outreach coordinator, and museum assistant administrator. As a freelance writer, she has published short fiction, newspaper and magazine articles, non-fiction books, and was a script writer for Indiana University's A Moment of Science podcast series. She is currently writing a weekly blog for the Spiritual Path Church in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and four cats. Susan's nonfiction books include an African memoir, an Underground Railroad history, and historical neighborhood booklets. She has recently delved into the history of Spiritualism and has co-published a general book on Spiritualism and a book on early seers, mediums, and Spiritualists.