Karen Stollznow

Karen Stollznow
February 2010
Born (1976-08-12) 12 August 1976 (age 48)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of New England
Known forWriting, Linguistics, Podcasting, Skepticism of the paranormal, Research Fellow for JREF[2] and CSI[3]
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics
InstitutionsSan Francisco State University
University of California, Berkeley[1]
University of New England
Cal Poly
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Griffith University
Websitehttp://www.karenstollznow.com

Karen Stollznow (born 12 August 1976[citation needed]) is an Australian-American author, linguist, public speaker, and podcaster. Her books include Bitch: The Journey of a Word, Missed Conceptions: How We Make Sense of Infertility, On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present, The Language of Discrimination,[4] God Bless America: Strange and Unusual Religious Beliefs and Practices in the United States,[5][6] Haunting America,[7] Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic,[8] Hits and Mrs,[9] and Would You Believe It?: Mysterious Tales From People You'd Least Expect.[10] Stollznow also writes short fiction, including the title Fisher's Ghost and Other Stories, and she is a host on the podcast Monster Talk with Blake Smith. She has written for many popular publications, including The Conversation and Psychology Today. Stollznow has also appeared as an expert on many TV shows, including the History Channel's History's Greatest Mysteries and Netflix's Files of the Unexplained.

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  4. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2017). The Language of Discrimination. Lincom GmbH. ISBN 978-3862887903.,
  5. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2013). God Bless America. Pitchstone Publishing. ISBN 978-1939578006.
  6. ^ Stedman, Chris (20 February 2014). "Santeria, Scientology, Satanism — oh my! Atheist author explores minority religions". Religion News Service. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2013). Haunting America. JREF. ASIN B00DSQVBAQ.
  8. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2014). Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1137404855.
  9. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2016). Hits and Mrs. Amazon Digital Services LLC. ASIN B01BJGUCXI.
  10. ^ Stollznow, Karen (2017). Would You Believe It?: Mysterious Tales From People You'd Least Expect. Amazon Digital Services LLC. ASIN B01MQVE2Z5.