About the Author

Nick Cooney serves as director of education for Mercy For Animals, spearheading the organization's vegan advocacy efforts, including its online, television, and other national and international advertising campaigns. A graduate of Hofstra University, Nick is the author of Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change (Lantern, 2011) and Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom (Lantern, 2014). He has lectured across the U.S. and Europe on effective animal advocacy, and his work for farmed animals has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.