Brad Sachs, Ph.D., Columbia, Maryland, is a psychologist specializing in clinical work with children, adolescents, couples, and families, and the founder and director of The Father Center, a program designed to meet the needs of new, expectant, and experienced fathers. He addresses a wide range of fatherhood issues, including those of stepfathers, adoptive fathers, single fathers, and foster fathers, as well as fathers of teenagers and fathers of children with special needs.

Jane Schaberg, Ph.D., Department of Religious Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Detroit Mercy, teaches feminist interpretation, biblical studies and introductions to religious studies and women's studies. Her publications have dealt mainly with the New Testament, including a commentary on the New Testament Infancy Narratives, on the Gospel of Luke, and on feminist contributions to historical and literary research.

Barbara H. Settles, Ph.D., Individual and Family Studies Department, and Policy Fellow, Department of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware is a past president of the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family.

Lilianah Shabo is currently an undergraduate student in Individual and Family Studies Department, University of Delaware.

Kara Somerville, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, recently defended her dissertation “Strategic Transnational Practices: Social Implications and Family Relationships in an Indian Community.”

Jon C. Swanson, Ph.D., lived for over five years in the Yemen Arab Republic and has lived and/or been actively involved with the Arab Muslim Community of Dearborn, Michigan.  Dr. Swanson has written extensively on the subject of Yemeni migration, rural economy and society. Currently in private practice, he is licensed by the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Michigan Licensing Board, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Association.