Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is director for the Mennonite Central Committee Office on Crime and Justice and co-author of The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools.

Gordon Bazemore teaches criminology and criminal justice at Florida Atlantic University. He has published extensively, and his research includes evaluating restorative justice programs at state and federal levels. He leads the Balanced and Restorative Justice Project, a federally funded juvenile justice program.

Scott Stanley is co-director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver. He has published widely both research reports as well as writings for couples, with a key focus on commitment theory and research.

Galena K. Rhoades is a senior researcher for the Center for Marital and Family Studies in the psychology department at the University of Denver.

Christine Johnson is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University and associate professor in the department of human development and family science. Her research interests include marital relations, adolescent adjustment and research methodologies. In this capacity Johnson has designed and implemented several studies on marriage […]

Alan J. Hawkins is a professor of family life at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He earned a doctorate in human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University in 1990.

David Fournier is a professor emeritus of marriage and family therapy and family sciences at Oklahoma State University.

Ronald B. Cox Jr. is director at the Center for Family Resilience at Oklahoma State University, where he is also an assistant professor/family science state specialist.

William Doherty is professor of family social science and education and human development at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis-St. Paul. He has written several articles involving faith and families.