David H. Mould, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University, currently works as a consultant for UNICEF. He has traveled widely in Asia and southern Africa as a trainer, researcher and consultant for international and government development agencies. Born in the UK, he worked as a newspaper and TV journalist in Yorkshire before moving to the U.S. for post-graduate study. During his 30-year academic career, he produced public radio series, folk music recordings, and an award-winning TV documentary series on the settlement and traditional architecture of Ohio. His travel essays and articles have appeared in Newsweek, Christian Science Monitor, Times Higher Education, History Today, The Montreal Review, History News Network and other print and online outlets. His books include Postcards from the Borderlands (Open Books, 2020), Monsoon Postcards: Indian Ocean Journeys (Ohio University Press, 2019), Postcards from Stanland: Journeys in Central Asia (Ohio University Press, 2016), American Newsfilm, 1914-1919: The Underexposed War (Routledge, 2014) and the co-authored Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral History (Swallow Press, 2009). Kirkus Reviews describes him as "a genial travel guide . an academic who does not write like an academic." He lives in Charleston, West Virginia, with his wife, Stephanie Hysmith, a lovable Labrador Retriever called Geordie and a cranky cat called Lily.