Eric J. Simon is a professor in the Department of Biology and Health Science at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He teaches introductory biology and human biology to non-science majors, as well as a tropical marine biology course that introduces non-science-majors to underwater field work in Belize. Dr. Simon received a B.A. in biology and computer science and an M.A. in biology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University. His research focuses on innovative ways to use technology to improve the teaching and learning of science, particularly to non-science majors. He lives in rural New Hampshire with his wife, two boys, a rotating set of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, a few dozen chickens, and a leopard gecko. Dr. Simon is the lead author of the introductory non-majors biology textbooks Campbell Essential Biology (7th ed.) and Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th ed.), and a co-author of the introductory biology textbook Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections (9th ed.), all published by Pearson Benjamin Cummings.