Regan A. R. Gurung, PhD, is a social psychologist with research encompassing social, health, and pedagogical psychology. At Oregon State University, he is Interim Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Professor of Psychological Science, and Director of the General Psychology Program. He has published books, including Health Psychology: Well-Being in a Diverse World (4th ed.) and The Worth Guide to Studying Like a Champion, and is founding coeditor of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. He has won numerous teaching awards, including the American Psychology Foundation's Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award.

John Dunlosky, PhD, is Professor and Director of SOLE Center in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. Dr. Dunloskys research program has focused on understanding three inter-related components of self-regulated learning: (1) monitoring of learning, (2) control of study time, and (3) the application of strategies during learning.

These three components of learning fall under the rubric of metacognition, which concerns peoples cognition or beliefs about their cognitions. By studying metacognition in students across the life span, a major goal of all facets of his research involves developing techniques to improve student learning and achievement across multiple domains.