Anne M. Cleary is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Colorado State University. She received her BS from John Carroll University in Ohio, and her PhD from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Dr. Cleary has published 63 professional articles and book chapters, as well as two previous books.

Alan S. Brown retired as an Emeritus Professor in the Psychology Department at Southern Methodist University, after teaching there for 44 years. He received his BA from the College of Wooster in Ohio, and PhD from Northwestern University in Illinois. Dr. Brown has published 87 professional articles and book chapters, as well as eight books, covering various theoretical and applied aspects of human memory and cognition.