Carolyn Kroehler CAROLYN J. KROEHLER is a professional writer and editor who has received her sociological education on the job. Before her work on Sociology: The Core, she contributed to criminology and criminal justice textbooks. She edited and helped ith the writing of a guide to academic success for college students, Straight As: If I Can Do It, So Can You. At the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, she wrote public education and technical materials about water quality and other environmental issues, including a book on drinking water standards. Her writing experience also includes several years in a college public relations office and writing and editing for the Lancaster Independent Press. She earned her Ph.D. in botany at Virginia Tech and has published in the Canadian Journal of Botany, Plant and Soil, and Oecologia. Mike and Carrie live in Blacksburg, Virginia, with their children Edmund and Camilla. Read More Read Less