Abigail A. Fagan is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida. Her research examines the causes and prevention of juvenile delinquency and drug use and how scientific knowledge can be successfully translated into effective programs and practices for preventing crime and delinquency. She is the former President of the Society for Prevention Research and the author of two books and nearly 100 articles in leading criminology, psychology, and public health journals.

Delbert Elliott is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS), University of Colorado Boulder. He was the Founding Director of The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development Initiative at IBS. He served as Principal Investigator for the first nine waves of the National Youth Survey and chaired the Criminal and Violent Behavior Review Committee (NIMH). Elliott was Science Editor of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence and is a past President and Fellow of The American Society of Criminology.