I'm a writer, speaker, poet, photographer, activist, wanderer, wonderer, and professor of sociology at San Jose State University.

My recently published books:

Harboring Happiness: 101 Ways To Be Happy

Sweet Nothings

Eating the Earth: The Truth About What We Eat (multiple languages)

Feel free to visit my CV for more.

Also check out my free ebooks and my non-profit veg cookbook (Justice in the Kitchen).

Grid of publications

(I took the background photo in The Galapagos in 2013.)

I am available to speak on a variety of topics, including veg/plant-based, health, environment, sustainability, climate change, smoking, sociology, American politics, poverty, inequality, writing, social change, social alchemy, happiness, haiku, travel, Thailand, and more.

I'm looking for a partner to code a mobile health app. You?

I accept all invites on LinkedIn, so feel free to link with or follow me there.

Feel free to contact or connect with me in whatever way(s) suits you...