Jacqueline Specht is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Western University and Director of the Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education. She completed her PhD at Western University in 1994. Her research expertise is located in the areas of inclusive education, teacher development, and psychosocial aspects of individuals with disabilities. She has worked with schools nationally and internationally to support their transition to inclusive education. She is the recipient of a number of awards including the Carol Crealock Award presented by the Canadian Association for Educational Psychology and the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in University Teaching presented by Western University.

Nancy L. Hutchinson is a Professor Emerita in the Educational Psychology and Special Education Department at Queen's University having retired in 2015. She completed her PhD at Simon Fraser University in 1986.  She has published textbooks and casebooks on inclusive education used extensively in teacher education across Canada. Her most recent research has on enhancing co-operative education and workplace learning for youth with disabilities and at-risk youth. In 2010, she won the Carol Crealock Award presented by the Canadian Association for Educational Psychology for her mentorship of graduate students and her contribution to the field.