Heath Rose is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. Before moving into academia, he worked as a language teacher in a range of contexts in Australia and Japan.

Mona Syrbe is an Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education at Rikkyo University, Japan. Before this, she was an adjunct lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, where she taught courses in applied linguistics, TESOL, and academic English.

Anuchaya Montakantiwong is an English Language lecturer at Mahidol University, Thailand. Her research focuses on global Englishes, teacher cognition, teacher identity and pedagogical practices.

Natsuno Funada is a doctoral graduate of applied linguistics from the University of Oxford, UK. Her research focuses on global Englishes and students' attitudes. She has previously worked in English and Japanese language teaching.