{"title":"Marla J. Selvidge","description":"Marla J. Selvidge, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita at the University of Central Missouri. She founded the Center for Religious Studies in 1990 and directed its growth, developing scores of courses, as well as, academic and public programs. She specialized in feminist and peace studies. Having published numerous academic texts and articles, her first novel was completed in 2013, \"Demimonde. The Other Story.\" In 2014 she published her ground-breaking book \"For the Love of Elvis.\" Hailing from Roseville, Michigan, she has spent most of her career in Higher Education. Her Ph.D. is from Saint Louis University and the M.A. was awarded at Wheaton Graduate School. She resides with her husband and long-time friend, Thomas C. Hemling, Ph.D., a Chemist, and two beloved canines, Prince Charlie and Princess Twinkers, in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Together for over thirty years, they have traveled to at least sixty countries and plan to keep on traveling. \"I can't thank Tom enough for supporting me on this very unusual project.\" For correspondence with Dr. Marla you can email her at selvidge@ucmo.edu","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/marla-j-selvidge.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}