Jennifer Bird, PhD, is the Director of the Writing and Reading Center (WRC) and teaches literature and writing classes at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida. She previously taught current and future teachers at Florida Atlantic University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education in Secondary English Education, Master of Education in Secondary English Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and her health coach certification from Duke University Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. She is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Her research in writing and healing led to the publication of her book Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education (2015).