Dr. Christie M. Person is an author, optometrist, and entrepreneur. A graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and Pennsylvania College of Optometry, she currently works at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Stronger Than You Know is her first book and was inspired after her own neonatal intensive care experience following the birth of her daughter. She enjoys reading, traveling domestically and abroad, as well as activities centered on physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Christie has volunteered with The March of Dimes in an effort to raise awareness of infant prematurity.  She has also served on mission trips to Kenya, Haiti, and India. She lives in Marietta, Georgia with her daughter, Laila.