About our authors Elaine N. Marieb (1936-2018) received her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Shortly after she joined the faculty of the biology department at Holyoke Community College, Elaine famously enrolled in a nursing degree program while she was teaching anatomy and physiology to aspiring nursing students. This unique experience gave Elaine special insights into the foundational knowledge that nurses needed to master. Armed with this insight and a clear talent for teaching and writing, Elaine authored Human Anatomy & Physiology which became an immediate hit with instructors and students.A critical part of Elaine’s legacy is The Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation. The foundation has helped fund numerous science and nursing programs and scholarships at the College of Nursing at University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast University, Holyoke Community College and Mount Holyoke College as well as sponsoring the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) Marieb, Hoehn, Haynes & Abbott Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.Katja Hoehn is a professor emerita in the Department of Biology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Katja's first love is teaching. Her teaching excellence has been recognized by several awards during her 30 years at Mount Royal University. Katja received her M.D. (with Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Dalhousie University. She has written numerous research papers in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, and received a Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Award for excellence in medical research, and a Career Achievement Award from Mount Royal University. Katja likes to spend time outdoors hiking, skiing, and competing in long-course triathlons. She also plays Irish flute down at the local pub.Lawrence W. Haynes was awarded both Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences, 1980) and Doctor of Philosophy (Physiology, 1984) degrees by the University of California, Davis. After research stints at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Calgary Medical School in 1989, where he enjoyed teaching medical students and graduate students. His main area of interest has always been phototransduction and he has published a number of papers on the cGMP-gated channels of photoreceptors. He has been involved with this book (behind the scenes) for as long as his partner, Katja, and has authored or revised many Interactive Physiology modules and figure animations. Together, Larry and Katja provide financial support for students in the form of the Hoehn-Haynes scholarship that they established in 2006 for nursing students at Mount Royal University. Larry likes to ski and hike with Katja...but draws the line at triathlons. Matthew A. Abbott earned his bachelor's degree in biology at Grinnell College and his PhD in genetics at Iowa State University. In 2007, he joined the faculty at Des Moines Area Community College, where he is passionately devoted to helping students learn anatomy and physiology as they prepare for careers in nursing or other allied health fields. For many years, he has contributed to ancillary materials for this textbook as a reviewer and author. Dr. Abbott is a member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and the Iowa Association of Community College Biology Teachers (IACCBT). In addition to his love for teaching, he enjoys biking and has participated in RAGBRAI, an annual bicycle ride across his home state of Iowa, over 25 times.
