Women's voices are vital in the church, the academy, and the world. IVP's women authors are expert practitioners, gifted writers, and leading voices in today’s most important conversations. We invite you to discover their books and explore more resources that inspire reflection and spiritual growth, including articles, videos, and podcasts where women authors share their stories and insights. Join us in honoring the work of women, learning from their experiences, and broadening our perspectives.
All IVP Women Authors
Kaitlyn Schiess is a staff writer at Christ and Pop Culture. Her writing has also appeared at Christianity Today, Relevant, and Fathom Magazine. She lives in Dallas.
Katie Schnack is a writer and book publicist. Her articles have appeared in Relevant, Today.com, Hello Giggles, Romper, and Scary Mommy. Katie and her family live in West Palm Beach, Florida, and she is the author of The Gap Decade: When You're Technically an Adult but Really Don't Feel Like it Yet.
Tammy Schultz (PhD, Indiana State University) is professor of clinical mental health counseling and co-coordinator of the Trauma Certificate Program at Wheaton College. She is a licensed counselor and has coauthored numerous articles on trauma healing and other topics.
Taylor S. Schumann is a survivor of the April 2013 shooting at a college in Christiansburg, Virginia. She is a writer and activist whose writing has appeared in Christianity Today, Sojourners, and Fathom. She is a contributor to If I Don't Make It, I Love You: Survivors in the Aftermath of School Shootings. Taylor and her family live in Charleston, South Carolina.
Sandra Scott-Revelle, RN, BSN, is a textile artist, writer, speaker, and retired nurse with experience in gynecology, mother-baby, and psychiatry. She has also been a Bible teacher and assistant principal at a small Christian school in Tucson where she organized Black History Month celebrations for the predominantly White school community. Wherever she travels, she looks for stories, knowing that an African American historical presence is likely somewhere beneath the surface. Sandra's home base is near Kansas City, Missouri, an area rich in Black history and creativity.
Love L. Sechrest (PhD, Duke University) is vice president for academic affairs, dean of faculty, and associate professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. She previously served as associate professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, and she is the author of A Former Jew: Paul and the Dialectics of Race. Sechrest served two terms as cochair of the African American Biblical Hermeneutics section in the Society of Biblical Literature, and gives presentations on race, ethnicity, and Christian thought in a variety of academic, business, and church contexts.
Heather C. Sells (MA, University of Illinois-Springfield) is managing editor for CBN News.
Beth Seversen (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of Christian ministries and director of the Center for Christian Ministries and Practical Theology at North Park University in Chicago. Previously the director of evangelism for the Evangelical Covenant Church, she also has served as associate pastor at churches near Kansas City and Milwaukee.
Sara L. H. Shady (PhD, University of South Carolina) is professor of philosophy at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Jody Jensen Shaffer (MA, Truman State University) is a children's author and presenter. Jody is the author of Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story (2026 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award nominee, 2024 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2024 Crystal Kite Winner), The Last Day Julian Was My Best Friend (2025 Crystal Kite Award winner), Prudence the Part-Time Cow (National Book Festival pick), A Chip Off the Old Block (Amazon Teachers' Pick), It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! (Amazon bestseller), and more. She and her husband, Tom, have two grown children and live near Kansas City, Missouri.
Hear More from Women Authors
In this interview, IVP authors Carmen Joy Imes, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, E. K. Strawser, Nijay Gupta, Rob Dixon, and Sandra L. Glahn reflect on Women’s History Month and the importance of hearing women—and what we miss when we don’t. Gilmore-Young and Gupta are hosts of the IVP podcast Hear Women.
What good gifts has God given your children? Amy and Rob Dixon, authors of the IVP Kids book "Penny Preaches," help parents and caregivers discern, embrace, and cultivate the vocational giftings of the children in their lives.