About the Author

Stuart Ira Fox, earned a Ph.D. in human physiology from the Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, at the University of Southern California, after earning degrees at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); California State University, Los Angeles; and UC Santa Barbara. He has spent most of his professional life teaching at Los Angeles City College; California State University, Northridge; and Pierce College, where he has won numerous teaching awards, including several Golden Apples. Stuart has authored thirty-four editions of six textbooks, which are used worldwide and have been translated into several languages. When not engaged in professional activities, he likes to hike, fly fish, and cross-country ski in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.