Angela Miller-Hargis is an associate professor of education at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash teaching coursework in educational foundations and literacy that include an emphasis on cultural awareness, diversity and inclusion, and differentiated instruction. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Ohio Journal of Teacher Education, The Journal for Research and Practice in College Teaching, The Reading Professor, and The Midwestern Educational Research Journal that focus on include critical literacy, curriculum development, and equitable education in diverse classrooms.

Delane Bender-Slack is a Professor of Literacy and the Program Director for both Reading and TESOL in the School of Education at Xavier University. She is a teacher educator, teaching courses in English Language Arts methods, middle childhood, adolescent, and multicultural literature, content area literacy, process writing, and reading theories. She has been published in a variety of journals and has published three books. She has been involved in coordinating and implementing international experiences in Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. Her research interests include social justice teaching, global issues/perspectives, critical literacy, curriculum studies, study abroad, and adolescent literacy.