Mark Suchyta is a teacher, activist, researcher, and artist whose work broadly focuses on how humans can better coexist with other animals and the rest of nature. His scholarship has appeared in scientific journals such as Social Forces, Human Ecology Review, and Agriculture and Human Values. He also works on a semi-annual zine series with his partner, Ren Suchyta-Korany, called A More-than-Human Society. Mark is currently a lecturer at Butler University in Indianapolis, where he teaches courses on environmentalism and human–animal relationships, as well as introductory sociology courses. When he is not busy working, Mark enjoys spending his time with his partner and his four rescued parakeets, Opa, Whimsey, Aspen, and Rainford.