Judy Schaefer is editor of the first bio/autobiographical work about nurse-poets, The Poetry of Nursing (Kent State U P, 2006) and a pioneering co-editor with Cortney Davis, of the first international anthology of creative writing by nurses, Between the Heartbeats (U of Iowa P, 1995), followed by Intensive Care (U of Iowa P, 2003) the second anthology by Davis and Schaefer. She is author of a collection of poetry, Harvesting the Dew (Vista, 1997). Schaefer has lectured for The Pennsylvania State University and is a member of The Kienle Center, Penn State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA. Born on a farm in Missouri, Schaefer is the proud mother of Jill, and Oma to Conor and Noah; she lives with her husband, Dan, in Pennsylvania.