Patricia
Vander Meer
Author
About Me
I recently retired as a librarian and was named Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
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During my career, I’ve published many articles in academic journals and monographs related to technology and libraries. Recent research topics included using a telepresence robot in the library as well as animal robots to alleviate stress in college students during finals.
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Writing fiction is a new passion of mine as evident in Artificially Yours: A Tale of Uncanny Animals on Amazon, which I coauthored with Tee Clarke.
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Tee and I have been friends since we met in first grade on the south side of Chicago. We lived on the same block and survived Catholic grammar school.
Current Work
A mysteriously gifted cat.
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Life-like robotic canines.
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A brilliant professor.
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And a crime of revenge that threatens them all.
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Set during the COVID-19 quarantine, when society could most use extraordinary pets to reduce its collective angst, the world’s most advanced prototype pet robot is stolen from a San Francisco university lab.
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Professor Van Mewuen investigates the crime along with his team of sleuths, including a Midwestern colleague, a spirited librarian, a retired forensics specialist, a long-lost love, and an inexplicably empowered pet feline. And a very unexpected animatronic robot source.
Inspired by groundbreaking robot technology, Artificially Yours: A Tale of Uncanny Animals takes readers into the AI realm of future possibilities with warmth, intrigue, romance, and a healthy dose of humor.
Recent Writings
