Karen Huffman is a professor of psychology at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, where she teaches full-time and serves as the Psychology Student Advisor and Co-Coordinator for Psychology Faculty. Karen received the National Teaching Award for Excellence in Community/Junior College Teaching given by Division Two of the American Psychological Association (APA). She also was recognized with the first Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching from Palomar College, and an Outstanding Teaching award from the University of Texas at Austin. Karen's special research and presentation focus is in active learning and critical thinking, and she has presented numerous online web seminars and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Karen is the author of Wiley introductory psychology texts including, Psychology in Action and Living Psychology.

Alastair Younger is Professor of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada s largest bilingual university. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1976, after which he studied clinical and developmental psychology at Concordia University in Montreal, completing his M.A. in 1979 and his Ph.D. in 1984. He is registered as a clinical psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Society for Research in Child Development. He is co-author of the first and second Canadian editions of Child Psychology (Wiley). In addition, he has authored more than 15 student study guides for courses in introductory psychology, child psychology, and abnormal psychology. He has been a professor at the University of Ottawa for more than 25 years, where he coordinates the introductory psychology courses in both English and French and has taught courses for many years in child psychology, theories of development, social development, and research methods and ethics. His research focuses on children s peer relations, especially shyness/withdrawal and aggression in children.

Claire Vanston is a Psychology Instructor at Capilano University in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned her B. A. (Hons.) in Psychology in 1997, and then completed a Master of Science in biological psychology in 2000 and a Ph.D. in 2005. She has been the recipient of four national-level research scholarships and is a published research psychologist. Her doctoral studies investigated the effects of steroid hormones on cognition and behaviour and she continues working part-time in this area. She also holds a position as a Sexual Health Educator with Options for Sexual Health B.C. (previously Planned Parenthood) teaching elementary and high school sex education. She has authored a half a dozen student study guides and instructor manuals, and has taught a number of courses in community and seniors education programs. Dr. Vanston has taught courses for many years at CapU and elsewhere in the areas of introductory psychology, biological psychology, human neuropsychology, lifespan development, research methods and human sexuality. She is a mother of daughters, rides a Ducati Monster and is described by her students as not your average Psych Prof .