Janet Maker

Janet Maker, Ph.D. is retired from a distinguished career as a professor and author of leading textbooks in the field of College Reading. She is also the author of the award-winning The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, which is based on her own experience with breast cancer in 2011 and the work she does in order to remain in remission. She maintains a website, newsletter and Facebook page about breast cancer: TWGBreastcancer.com. She spends her time reading, writing, and advocating for...See more

Janet Maker, Ph.D. is retired from a distinguished career as a professor and author of leading textbooks in the field of College Reading. She is also the author of the award-winning The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, which is based on her own experience with breast cancer in 2011 and the work she does in order to remain in remission. She maintains a website, newsletter and Facebook page about breast cancer: TWGBreastcancer.com. She spends her time reading, writing, and advocating for progressive causes, as well as being a devoted mom and grandma. She also loves traveling, dining, blues music, her dogs, Spanish, the arts, and the outdoors. See less