Alicia Curtin is a lecturer in the School of Education, University College Cork. She lectures and supervises students on the Cohort PhD, Masters in Education, Professional Master of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education and BSc Science Education. She researches and publishes in the areas of assessment, learning, literacy and pedagogy from a sociocultural perspective.

Kevin Cahill is a lecturer in the School of Education, University College Cork. He lectures across programmes in the school with responsibilities in the areas of inclusive education, sociology of education and pedagogy. He also researches, writes, and supervises doctoral students, across these areas of interest.

Kathy Hall is Professor of Education in the School of Education, University College Cork. She has researched and published in the areas of learning, assessment, literacy and inclusion. She leads the cohort PhD programme in UCC.

Dan O'Sullivan is a lecturer in the School of Education, University College Cork. He lectures on inclusion-related issues on a range of postgraduate programmes and engages in doctoral supervision.

Kamil Özerk is Professor of Education at the University of Oslo and Sami University for Applied Sciences, Norway. His research interests are teaching and learning, curriculum development, educational counseling, bilingualism, reading and socio-emotional difficulties and autism.