Henri C. Schouwenburg, PhD, is a psychological counselor, trainer for students, and researcher in educational psychology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He received his PhD from the University of Groningen and wrote his dissertation on academic procrastination. He is the cofounder of the Academic Assistance and Counseling Center at the University of Groningen and has been affiliated with that center since 1980. His research on study problems and learning styles served as a basis for developing supportive training programs for university students. He is the author of Dutch books on approaches to learning and study problems and cofounder of the Dutch National Study Skills Association; he is a nationwide active promoter of professional skills for the psychological counseling of students. He is Web master of the Internet sites of the Dutch Association of Psychological Student Counselors and of the Dutch National Study Skills Association. In cooperation with Dr. Clarry H. Lay, he founded the biennial international conferences on counseling the procrastinator in academic settings. He is presently living in Belgium.
Clarry H. Lay, PhD, recently retired as professor of psychology at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, although he continues to teach, do research, and counsel student procrastinators. His research areas have included person perception, procrastination, and assessment of the Big Five personality factors with younger children, as well as acculturation, ethnic identity, and related matters. Along with Dr. Henri Schouwenburg, he founded the biennial international conferences on counseling the procrastinator in academic settings. On the basis of his own disposition, he maintains an unhealthy interest in procrastination.
Timothy A. Pychyl, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Centre for Initiatives in Education at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The author of numerous publications and conference presentations on procrastination, he finds that his research complements his teaching very well, as both are focused on student learning and academic success. His scholarship of teaching and learning has been recognized with a number of awards, including a national 3M Teaching Fellowship from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He is the founder of facultydevelopment.ca, a Web-based resource for faculty development in higher education. With degrees in science, linguistics, and education, as well as a PhD in psychology, his academic interests and research have varied widely.
Joseph R. Ferrari, PhD, is professor and director of the community psychology doctoral program in the Department of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago. He also is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community since 1994. The author of 100 scholarly journal articles, 7 books, and 230 conference presentations, he is internationally known in the field of social personality as the leading researcher on the study of chronic procrastination. He is a social community psychologist whose service and research interests include adult community service and volunteerism, undergraduate education in community psychology, sense of community, mutual support, addictions and recovery, and caregiver stress and satisfaction.
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