Susan J. Douglas is the author of "Where the Girls Are", "The Mommy Myth", and other works of cultural history and criticism. She is the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies and chair of the department at the University of Michigan, where she has taught since 1996. Her work has appeared in "The Nation", "The Progressive", "Ms.", "The Village Voice", and "In These Times". She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.