Elizabeth C. Herron writes poetry and articles on art and ecology and the importance of natural systems and biodiversity in the well-being of all life. Her collection of poems, Insistent Grace, forthcoming from Fernwood Press, reflects these concerns.

After attending the University of Hawaii, Elizabeth earned a Masters in Counseling at San Francisco State University. She studied the origin of aesthetic behavior and received a PhD in Psychology from the University for Integrative Learning, a fleeting distance-learning program founded by graduates of the Harvard School of Education. She joined the Counseling Center at Sonoma State University and subsequently moved to a faculty position, teaching Creative Writing, Creativity and Contemplative Practice, and Ecological Identity.