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Author
Shilletha CurtisAfter losing her job during the coronavirus pandemic, Shilletha Curtis was depressed, riddled with self-doubt, and yearning for something bigger when she met a hiker who introduced her to the Appalachian Trail.

Media Contacts
Austyn Dineen and John DicuolloAustyn Dineen and John Dicuollo are media contacts at Backbone.

Contributing Writers
Amber King, Jessica Haist, and Trish MathenyAfter finishing up her B.Sc and B.Ed in 2009, Amber moved to the U.S.A from Canada.

Professor
Heather Norman-BurgdolfHeather Norman-Burgdolf joined the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition as an Extension faculty member in January 2017.