Open to all Temple Sinai Sisterhood and Temple Sinai Members!

Dr. Millicent Eidson expresses the excitement of public health through novels and shorter works, based on work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments.

Her expertise in public health and zoonotic diseases (like COVID and monkeypox originating from animals) grounds her alphabetical series that emphasizes entertainment, education, and enlightenment.

Dr. Millicent Edison will be reading from her work as well as answering questions relating to the science of epidemiology and the art of writing fiction.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Millicent Eidson

As a public health faculty member in New York and Vermont, Professor Eidson has engaged public health professionals with a college course on zoonoses and climate change. She is also the author of over a hundred scientific papers, articles, and book chapters.

“Dr. Millie” began her writing vocation with an underground satirical high school newspaper. Passionate about lifelong learning, Millie studies French, Spanish, painting and photography in addition to creative writing.
 
With formative years in the Southwest, Millie still enjoys family trips to Arizona and worldwide, but has settled in Vermont along Burlington's beautiful waterfront.

The fictional MayaVerse is supported by Millie's family. The lead character Maya Maguire was created in close collaboration with her daughter, Lian Henderson, adopted as an infant from China. Millie's husband and Lian's dad, Tom Henderson, is the producer for audiovisual materials.

The author has been an active participant, workshop leader, and Secretary for the Burlington Writers Workshop (BWW). She embraces the workshop process as a source of writer support and growth. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime. 

(Sponsored by Sisterhood)