Mrs. Parker is a high school biology teacher. In the past, she was a doctoral student in Biology and did real research in a grant-funded lab. You can look up her work on Google Scholar. She is a confirmed introvert and loves books, quiet walks in the woods, gardening, cats, and candles. She lives in an 1870s country cottage where she raises her sons and lots of plants. If she wasn't a teacher, she would be a writer, a homesteader, or an artist.

Fun facts about Mrs. Parker:

• Favorite sport: Riding horses
• Proudest accomplishment: Finishing her MA. Ed and buying a house as a single mom
• Favorite quote: "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson