Diane H. Tracey, EdD, LP, is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a faculty member at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in New York City. She is Professor Emerita in the College of Education at Kean University, where she served on the faculty for 25 years. Dr. Tracey has written and presented widely on topics related to literacy achievement. She serves on the Research Committee of the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, and previously served as Secretary of the Literacy Research Association and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Literacy Research, The Reading Teacher, the National Reading Conference Yearbook, and Education and Urban Society. Prior to her work as a psychoanalyst and professor, Dr. Tracey was an early childhood educator and a research assistant on a large, federally funded grant project studying children's reading disabilities.

Lesley Mandel Morrow, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Literacy Development in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. A former classroom teacher and reading specialist, she conducts research on multiple topics in early literacy development. Dr. Morrow has published more than 500 journal articles, chapters, monographs, and books. She is a recipient of Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Service awards from Rutgers; the Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award, Special Service Award, and William S. Gray Citation of Merit from the International Literacy Association (ILA); the Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement from Fordham University; and the Oscar S. Causey Award from the Literacy Research Association. Dr. Morrow has served as president of both the ILA and the Reading Hall of Fame.