John W. Creswell is a Senior Research Scientist with the University of Michigan Mixed Methods Research Program in Family Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. As an author of thirty-four books on research methods, his books have been best-sellers at three university presses and two national commercial companies. In 2018 his book on "Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design" won the US Textbook and Academic Authors Association McGuffey Longevity Award. You can learn more about his background by visiting his website johnwcreswell.com. Please post notes recording your reaction to his memoir.