Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., is professor emerita and former director of school counselor preparation at Purdue University. In addition to her considerable clinical work with gifted youth, she has conducted workshops and presented keynote addresses internationally on their social and emotional development, with topics related to academic underachievement, prevention- and development-oriented small-group work, listening skills, bullying, and trauma. Dr. Peterson has authored more than 140 books, journal articles, and invited book chapters, and her articles have appeared in all major gifted-education journals as well as in the Journal of Counseling & Development, Professional School Counseling, and International Journal of Educational Reform. She has received ten national awards for scholarship, including the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, as well as twelve awards at Purdue for teaching, research, or service. She was a state teacher of the year in her first career as a classroom teacher. She lives in Indiana.

Daniel B. Peters, Ph.D., cofounder and executive director of the Summit Center, has devoted his career to helping children, adolescents, and families, and specializes in overcoming worry and fear, learning differences, and issues related to giftedness and twice-exceptionality. Dr. Peters is the author or coauthor of numerous books and authored many articles. He cofounded and codirects Camp Summit, a camp for gifted children, and hosts the Parent Footprint Podcast with Dr. Dan. He lives in Northern California