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Ernest Morrell is an associate professor in the Urban Schooling division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS) and Associate Director for Youth Research at the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) at the University of California at Los Angeles. For more than a decade he has worked with adolescents, drawing on their involvement with popular culture to promote academic literacy development. Morrell is also interested in the applications of critical pedagogy in urban education and working with teens as critical researchers. Morrell previously taught

Jarah Botello brings more than 14 years of education experience to her role as a teaching and learning specialist for Teaching Tolerance. After earning her B.A. in English and theater from Howard Payne University, Botello began her career as an actress and theater instructor in Denver. She moved to Selma, Alabama, in 2007, where she taught high school and college English and drama for eight years. In Selma, she also co-founded New Expressions, an art program for students of all ages that centers on community service, activism and self-expression. Botello loves all things creative and enjoys

Carrie Kilman is a writer and activist based in Madison, Wis.

Ken Olsen is a freelance writer living in the Pacific Northwest

Marilyn Ewing teaches at Belle Sherman School in Ithaca, N.Y.

Jackie Brown teaches at Parkview Elementary School in Bellinghamn, Wash.

Dorothy Puch Lillig is a freelance writer based in Savoy, Ill.

Denise LaSpina is a freelance writer who lives in Concord, Ohio.

Nina Shandler is an educational psychologist based in Amherst, Mass.

Lisa Parisi is an elementary school teacher in New York.