Hi @myklroventine,
I hope you are well today and thank you for your question.
You can add the author name to the post meta information by using child theme shared in the following topics.
https://colorlibsupport.com/t/problems-adding-author-visible-child-theme-doesnt-work/
https://colorlibsupport.com/t/author-tag/
Best Regards,
Movin