Thalia M. Mulvihill is Professor of Higher Education and Assistant Provost at Ball State University. She directed two doctoral programs, and two graduate certificate programs; one in Qualitative Research and the other in University Teaching. She coedits The Teacher Educator, has authored five previous qualitative research books, and is the recipient of numerous outstanding teaching, research, and mentoring awards.

Raji Swaminathan is Professor in the Department of Educational Policy & Community Studies in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has authored three books on qualitative research methods. Her research is in the areas of urban schools, creative pedagogies and school leadership within qualitative research.