David Lee Carlson is Professor of Qualitative Inquiry and Curriculum Studies at Arizona State University and has published over ten books and 45 articles. He is a member of the Professors of Curriculum Honorary Society.

Nelson M. Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The College of New Jersey, where he serves as Coordinator of the Sexuality and Queer Studies Program. His scholarship spans the fields of queer and gender studies, Foucault studies, critical pedagogy and cultural studies, and education.