Michael Findlay earned his Ph.D. in the Anthropology of Education Program, University of Oregon. He has over 30 years experience teaching at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including his work with both undergraduate and graduate students at California State University, Chico and Butte College. Dr. Findlay's professional writing has appeared in the History and Social Science Journal, Linguistics and Education, and Issues in Applied Linguistics. He is the author of Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia, published by ABC-CLIO/Berkshire Publications, a division of Oxford University Press. In 2013 Dr. Findlay was named Educator of the Year by the Chico Rotary Association. He is currently a professor at Butte College where he has worked for over 20 years.