Christine Skolnik is a writer, environmental activist, and adjunct professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse at DePaul University in Chicago. She holds a PhD in English from Penn State, an MA in Urban Sustainability from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and a graduate certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Institute for Spiritual Leadership. Currently, she is writing a book of essays on attention, inspired by William James and Henri Bergson.