W. Mark Dendy holds a B.S. in biological sciences from California State University, Sacramento and an M.S. in life sciences from the University of Maryland. He is a marine biologist that has studied California sea lions in the Sacramento delta. He is a a former adjunct professor of biology and natural resource management. Dendy's interest in animal behaviors has spawned an interest in human behavior.. Drawing on his education in biology, his own life experiences, and his interest in the psychological aspects of disease, Dendy published his first book in March 2010 titled The Cascade Effect: A Biologist Shares His Faith and His Story Living with Wilson's Disease (An inherited disorder of copper metabolism). His memoir was winner of the Best Biography/Autobiography category of the 2010 Paris Book Festival. Contact Mark at professor.wmdendy@gmail.com.