Tara Ratnam is an independent teacher educator and researcher from India. In her work with teachers, the difference she observed between what they advocated and its startling antithesis in their practice led her to study how culture and context interacted to influence teachers' thinking and practice creating a gap between their intention and action. She explores forms of pedagogical mediation and relationality that could support teachers and students learn with self-esteem and possibility.

Cheryl J. Craig seeks to understand educators' experiences in their own terms through the use of narrative inquiry. She is a Professor, Houston Endowment Endowed Chair of Urban Education, and Program Lead of Teaching and Teacher Education at Texas A&M University. She is a recipient of the AERA Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Understanding the Lives of Teachers. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT).