Patricia Snell Herzog (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) is the Melvin Simon Chair and Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI. Herzog received her PhD in sociology from the University of Notre Dame, while also Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Religion & Society. Her research interests include charitable giving, youth and emerging adults, and religiosity, and she has authored numerous articles and books, including The Science of Generosity: Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences; American Generosity: Who Gives and Why, and Souls in Transition: The Religious Lives of Emerging Adults in America.