Please answer the following question: What key details about sharman apt russell can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: sharman apt russell -lrb- born 1954 -rrb- is a nature and science writer based in new mexico , united states . her topics include citizen science , living in place , public lands grazing , archaeology , flowers , butterflies , hunger , and pantheism . russell was born at edwards air force base in the mojave desert in 1954 , was raised in phoenix , arizona , and settled in southern new mexico in 1981 . russell is the daughter of test pilot milburn g. apt , who was killed testing the bell x-2 in 1956 . russell is a professor emeritus in the humanities department at western new mexico university in silver city , where she teaches writing for graduate students . russell received her mfa in creative writing from the university of montana and her b.s. in conservation and natural resources from the university of california , berkeley . russell 's essays and short stories have been widely published and anthologized . her collections of essays '' songs of the fluteplayer : seasons of life in the southwest '' -lrb- addison-wesley , 1991 ; reprinted by university of nebraska press , 2000 -rrb- won the 1992 mountains and plains booksellers award and new mexico zia award and recounts her years as a back-to-the-lander in rural new mexico . '' standing in the light : my life as a pantheist '' was a new mexico book award finalist and one of booklists ' top ten religious books of 2008 . her new book '' diary of a citizen scientist : chasing tiger beetles and other new ways of engaging the world '' -lrb- oregon state university press , 2014 -rrb- was listed by '' the guardian '' as one of ten top nature books in 2014 . her historical fantasy '' teresa of the new world '' -lrb- yucca publishing -rrb- for ages 12 and up was released in march , 2015 . '' hunger : an unnatural history '' -lrb- basic books , 2005 -rrb- was the result of a rockefeller fellowship at bellagio , italy , and '' an obsession with butterflies : our long love affair with a singular insect '' -lrb- perseus books , 2003 -rrb- was a pick of independent...
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- relatives is milburn g. apt -lrb- father -rrb-- period is 1980s to present- birth name is sharman apt- name is sharman apt russell- nationality is american- birth place is edwards air force base , california , u.s.- occupation is novelist , essayist