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Brief Bio

Susan Harris Howell has been a psychology professor for over three decades. The Spirit of
Vanderlaan, draws on that career to capture the warmth between a teacher and the students who inhabit her office. Susan is also the author of Buried Talents. She and her husband have two
grown children, a daughter-in-law, one adorable grandson, and an incorrigible beagle named
Doc.

About Susan

Dr. Susan Harris Howell is a writer, speaker, and psychologist on faculty at a university in central
Kentucky where she has taught for over thirty years.


Susan is the author of The Spirit of Vanderlaan, her debut novel scheduled for release on
December 2, 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 her teaching career to capture the camaraderie and warmth between a professor and the
assortment of personalities which inhabit her office.


She has also spoken and published extensively on gendered socialization. Her book, Buried
Talents, focuses on the subtle ways women are discouraged from entering male-dominated
occupations. Her other areas of expertise include mental health, the integration of psychology
with faith, and building a writing career in an already busy life. In all these areas, her passion is
to help others step into their best life with confidence and joy.


Dwayne, Susan’s husband of over forty years is also a writer, retired university professor and
minister. They have two grown children, a daughter-in-law, and an adorable grandson. They also
have a beagle named Doc who tries their patience on a regular basis. While he doesn’t
understand anything Susan says, he is completely supportive of her speaking and writing
endeavors.

 

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