Kate Lorig, RN, DrPH , is a director and associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Center. She lives in Mountain View, California. Halsted Holman, MD , is professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He lives in Stanford, California. David Sobel, MD , is the director of patient education and health promotion at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in Northern California. He lives in San Jose, California. Diana Laurent, MPH , is a health educator at the Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Center. She lives in Palo Alto, California.

Virginia Gonzalez, MPH , is a health educator at the Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Center. She lives in San Jose, California. Marion Minor, RPT, PhD , is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri in the department of physical therapy. She lives in Columbia, Missouri.