Joseph Renzulli is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut, where he also has served as the director of the Renzulli Center For Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development.

E. Jean Gubbins is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut and Associate Director of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. In addition to her teaching experiences with gifted elementary and secondary students, she has been an instructor at the college level, a consultant on gifted and talented education throughout the country, and an evaluator for the state department.