Virginia Murphy-Berman received her PhD in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. She has been an active researcher and teacher in the field of psychology for over 40 years. For 12 years, she was a professor in the psychology department at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she regularly taught courses on the psychology of well-being and cross-cultural psychology. Dr. Murphy-Berman has served as a reviewer for numerous journals in the field and is on two journal editorial boards. She has published over 50 articles, books, and book chapters in various areas of psychology, including two books recently published by Momentum Press: Justice in Life and Society: How We Decide What is Fair (2016) and Finding Happiness: It All Depends on Your Focus (2018). Being an avid world traveler, Dr. Murphy-Berman has had the opportunity to take numerous trips throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe, and she has lived abroad for extended periods of time in several different countries. She is currently retired and lives with her husband in Saratoga Springs, NY.