Angeleque Akin-Little, PhD, lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and is president of the consulting company Behavioral, Educational, and Research Consultants. She also consults with internationally based centers, specializing in applied behavior analysis training and service delivery. She earned her PhD in school psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg in 1999 and is a board-certified behavior analyst. She has served on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and is a fellow of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Her main research and practice interests are in the area of behavioral interventions in homes and schools and applied behavior analysis, particularly the effects of extrinsic reward on intrinsic motivation.
Steven G. Little, PhD, is a professor in educational (school) psychology at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. A native of the United States, Dr. Little received his PhD in school psychology from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1987, and he taught at various school psychology programs in the United States for 22 years before moving to New Zealand in 2009. He has published extensively in the school psychology literature, served as president of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, and served on the editorial boards of numerous school psychology journals. He is a board-certified behavior analyst, and his main research and practice interest is in behavioral interventions with children in homes and schools.
Melissa A. Bray, PhD, is a faculty member in the school psychology program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Psychological Science, and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. She is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut and also hold national certification in school psychology. Since receiving her doctorate in 1997, she has published or has in press 90 books, articles, chapters, and reviews in the professional literature. Of particular significance, Dr. Bray was the 2003 recipient of the prestigious APA Division 16 (School Psychology) Lightner Witmer Award, the Division's highest honor given to early career scholars. Dr. Bray has been involved in state, national, and international professional associations and has served as vice-president for social and ethical responsibility and ethnic minority affairs, Division 16 Executive Committee.
Thomas J. Kehle, PhD, is the director of school psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology. Dr. Kehle is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut, a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, a charter member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology, and an honorary member of the American Academy of School Psychology. He serves as an associate editor for Psychology in the Schools and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Professor Kehle's publication record is substantial in that he has published or has in press over 150 books, articles, chapters, and reviews in the professional literature.