Ilana Nash is an associate professor of Gender and Women's Studies at Western Michigan University. She is the author of American Sweethearts: Teenage Girls in Twentieth-Century Popular Culture (2006) and several articles on girls' representations in media. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Popular Culture.

Rebecca C. Hains, Ph.D. is a professor of media and communication at Salem State University. She has authored and edited many books and articles on children's media culture from a critical/cultural studies perspective. A 2024 Fulbright Scholar, Hains serves on The Journal of Children & Media editorial board.