Jason D. DeHart is a writer, researcher, and teacher who currently lives in North Carolina. DeHart earned his PhD in Literacy Studies from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2019. He has written widely about the use of comics in classroom work and in research; additionally, DeHart writes about the use of film and media. He has served as a middle school, high school, and university-level teacher. He is also the coeditor of two Routledge volumes, Teaching Challenged and Challenging Topics in Diverse and Inclusive Literature: Addressing the Taboo in the English Classroom (2023) and Connecting Theory and Practice in Middle School Literacy: Critical Conversations (2021).

Peaches Hash, Ed.D., is currently a lecturer within Appalachian State University's Department of English and an English teacher for Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth. Her research interests include expressive arts, arts-based educational research, composition studies, and gifted education.