Teresa McDowell, EdD, is a professor emerita of MFT at Lewis & Clark's Graduate School of Education and Counseling. She is a social researcher, program evaluator, consultant, and educator.

Carmen Knudson-Martin, PhD, is a professor of MFT at Lewis & Clark's Graduate School of Education and Counseling. She is a founder of Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy (SERT).

J. Maria Bermudez, PhD, is an associate professor in the MFT program at the University of Georgia. Her work centers feminist-informed, culturally responsive approaches to therapy, research, and supervision.