Brigitte Bastiat holds a PhD in Media and Communication Studies (University of Paris Saint-Denis). She taught English at the University of La Rochelle for 25 years and was a member of the CRHIA (EA 1163 Research Centre for International Atlantic History).

Frank Healy holds a PhD in Immunology, is a lecturer in English for Special Purposes at La Rochelle Université, and a member of the CRHIA (EA 1163 Research Centre for Atlantic and International History).