Danielle Rosen (a.k.a. Patricia Rose) was born and raised in Iron Mountain, MI, and is a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Fine Art program at the University of Chicago. Language is at the core of Rosen's investigative practice, where she often employs visual poetics and letterpress techniques. She has exhibited nationally in New York, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee.

Patricia Rose is the head researcher for the ISS and a leading scientist in the study of linguistics and human evolution. In addition to conducting experiments on human subjects, Rose also publishes peer-reviewed essays and distributes self- published analyses on animal behavior. Her most recent studies examine the concept of umwelt, first developed by theorist Jakob von Uexküll.