Caren S. Neile, PhD, MFA, is a performance storyteller and author who has taught storytelling studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton for twenty-five years. A former Fulbright senior specialist, Dr. Neile has presented in thirteen states and seven countries. She has published numerous articles and book chapters, as well as six books. She is also the former chair of the National Storytelling Network and a cofounder of the international academic journal Storytelling, Self, Society, and she appears regularly on Miami public radio WLRN's Public Storyteller podcast, which she coproduces.