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Shea R. Van Rhoads is a writer, artist, teacher, researcher, humanitarian, entrepreneur, mother, wife, home-maker, and dog-lover. Her poetry probes heart, mind, culture, and spirit. She gives voice to the depth, complexity, irony, nuance, and humor lurking in those "quarters." She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard where she studied physics, African studies, and religion. She received her Master's Degree in Teaching from Simmons. Ms. Van Rhoads is passionate about learning and education. She has taught in a variety of settings throughout the US and Africa. She has worked in neuroscience research to elucidate the neural mechanisms of learning. She has been an advocate and fundraiser to provide better educational opportunities for orphans in Africa. In 2006, Ms. Van Rhoads co-founded the nonprofit Temwani Children's Foundation to help build a primary school for orphans in Zambia.