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 paternal 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 (7th edition), Child Development (9th edition), Children (7th edition), Adolescence (9th edition), and Educational Psychology (2nd edition).

Anne MacKenzie-Rivers teaches English and psychology at George Brown College, where she has worked as either a teacher or an administrator for over 30 years. She began her teaching career in Washington D. C. and Detroit, Michigan. Her undergraduate degree was in English and educational psychology. A member of a blended family, Anne has six children and eleven grandchildren. In her leisure time, Anne enjoys painting, reading, gardening, and, of course, babysitting.

Kwan Ho Leung enjoys teaching psychology and English—especially infancy, childhood, and grammar—at George Brown College. He has graduate degrees in psychology and economics and certificates in teaching ESL and adults. In his leisure time, Kwan Ho does paid copywriting and also volunteers for worthwhile causes. He enjoys reading, eating, and travelling—he has maintained

Thomas Malcomson has taught at George Brown College for the past 21 years. He has a Master’s Degree in Experimental Psychology and a Ph.D. in History. The courses he teaches concern introductory and developmental psychology, death, dying, and bereavement, and the history of eugenics.