Dov Cohen, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois, where he is also affiliated with the College of Law, the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Cohen's research interests include culture, religion, and socioeconomic issues, with studies on violence, law and social policy, consumer finance, creativity, and syndromes of honor, face, and dignity.

Shinobu Kitayama, PhD, is Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. He studies psychological diversity across cultures and has pioneered the field of cultural neuroscience. Editor of Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition, Dr. Kitayama is a recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships, the Scientific Impact Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Association of Psychological Science.