Melanie Joy, PhD, is a psychologist, international speaker, longtime vegan, and social justice advocate. She is the award-winning author of six books, including Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows; Beyond Beliefs; The Vegan Matrix; and Getting Relationships Right. Joy has taught courses on privilege and oppression at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, for over a decade, and she is the eighth recipient of the Ahimsa Award―previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela―for her work on global nonviolence. Her work has been featured in major media outlets around the world, and she is the founding president of Beyond Carnism. You can learn more about her at carnism.org.