John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the Program in Psychology and Human Development at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he currently teaches a number of undergraduate courses. In 1982, John created the life-span development course at UT-Dallas and has taught it every year since then.

John has been a member of the editorial boards of Child Development and Developmental Psychology. His research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes. John also has authored these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Psychology, Seventh Edition, Child Development, Ninth Edition, Children, Seventh Edition, Adolescence, Ninth Edition, and Educational Psychology.

Anne MacKenzie-Rivers began her teaching career in the inner cities of Washington, D.C. and Detroit, Michigan after obtaining her degrees in psychology and English. She immigrated to Canada and has worked as either a teacher or an administrator at George Brown College for thirty years. Presently, she teaches psychology and English, as well as a course on the politics of language. A member of a blended family, Anne has six children and eight grandchildren, and resides with her husband in Mississauga, Ontario.

Kwan Ho Leung teaches psychology and English courses at George Brown College. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology and economics and certificates in teaching ESL and adults. In his leisure time, Kwan Ho organizes special events for community groups. He also enjoys reading, travelling, and eating.

Thomas Malcomson has taught at George Brown College for the past 17 years. He has a Master’s Degree in Experimental Psychology and is currently completing a Ph.D. The courses he teaches concern introductory and developmental psychology, human relations and death, dying and bereavement. Thomas lives in Toronto with his wife Peggy and their sons, Nathan and Max.