D. Watkins is the author of The Beast Side. His work has been published in Salon, the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and other publications. He is a college professor at Goucher University and has also been the recipient of numerous awards, including a BMe fellowship, Baltimore Magazine's "Best Writer" award for 2015, and the Baltimore Business Journal's 40 under 40 list. Watkins has been featured on Meet the Press and has been a reoccurring guest on CNN, NPR's Monday Morning, the Marc Steiner show, and others.