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Susan Harris Howell

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https://www.susanharrishowell.com/

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Mystery, Paranormal, Psychology

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December 2021

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I am a psychologist, speaker, and author of The Spirit of Vanderlaan, my debut novel released in December of 2024. This book is a fun, cozy, ghost story featuring a professor, Samantha Hayes, and her lively band of students who get caught up in solving a campus mystery. This book draws on my teaching career of over thirty years to capture the camaraderie and warmth between a professor and the assortment of personalities which inhabit her office.

I have also published extensively on equality between women and men. My first book, Buried Talents, explores the subtle ways women are discouraged from entering male-dominated occupations. Buried Talents was named a winner in InterVarsity Press’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.

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“If you were crossing the street and I noticed a semi-truck was about to hit you, would you be okay with my yelling, ‘Watch out!’ or pulling you back onto the curb?”

This was the question I asked male students in a discussion about their comfort level when receiving help. More specifically - their comfort level when receiving help from a woman.

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	The Spirit of Vanderlaan (The Samantha Hayes Series Book 1) 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call 3.96 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Through her poetry, Susan Wright beautifully articulates her own experiences of grief while providing the words many of us lack in expressing our own. Her work will resonate with many.
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