Ellen A. Skinner is a Professor in the Developmental Science and Education concentration in the Department of Psychology at Portland State University, USA. She is a leading expert on the development of motivation, coping, and academic identity in school. She conducts research and publishes widely in the developmental and educational sciences, including numerous publications, three books, two edited volumes, and several special issues. With Dr Zimmer-Gembeck, she co-authored multiple seminal works on the development of coping, including several reviews, the first annual review chapter on the topic, and a recent book.
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck is Professor in the School of Applied Psychology and the Centre for Mental Health at Griffith University, Australia. After being inspired to study development when she was a PhD student working with Dr Skinner, she has now attracted more than $25 million in research funding and has published more than 300 articles, books, and book chapters. She co-leads the Griffith Centre for Mental Health and is Director of the Family Interaction Program, which has a 20+ year history of evaluating innovative parenting programs helping to improve the family relationships of thousands of Australians.