Lawrence (Larry) Poulsen earned his PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at Riverside and recently retired from The University of Texas at Austin where he was employed as a research scientist and lecturer in the field of biochemistry. He is an author of numerous publications in the field of biochemical toxicity and protein structure. He was first selected to have his biography included in “Who’s Who in America” in 1998.
Larry devotes a good percentage of his time to the study of the Book of Mormon and the implications of the textual descriptions of Book of Mormon culture and geography. He has published some of his conclusions about the impact of modern and ancient Mesoamerican culture on the interpretation of Book of Mormon text in relation to Nephite and Jaredite geography on his Website and in his blog. Larry has also published in the FARMS Review of Books.
FairMormon Conference Presentations
Book of Mormon Geography (PDF) (2008)