Susan Bodnar, PhD, is a psychologist and educator who created a popular graduate-level course on clinical ecopsychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she also teaches child psychopathology. She is the founder of DEWLab.org, dedicated to exploring the human connection with the natural world. She serves on the editorial board of Ecopsychology and is assistant editor for Psychoanalytic Dialogues. Susan maintains a psychotherapy practice in Manhattan, offering traditional, walk-and-talk, and pet-assisted therapy, and is clinical director of the Stamford Wellness Center, a rural start-up clinic in upstate New York.

Chrystal L. Dunker, PhD, is an environmental educator and researcher specializing in human-nature interaction patterns and their role in well-being. She is managing editor of Ecopsychology and an affiliate of the Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems Lab (HINTS Lab) at the University of WA - Seattle. Chrystal's love of the outdoors and her joy in sharing the wonders of the more-than-human world fuel her ongoing work-rooted in her dissertation research and years in environmental education-to contribute new insights and scholarship that help advance the field of ecopsychology.

Jean Kayira, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in Syracuse. Her work is rooted in a deep commitment to Indigenous knowledge systems, land-based education, and community-led research. With a passion for decolonizing methodologies and food justice, she brings diverse ways of knowing into both her scholarship and teaching. Jean finds joy in learning alongside others and in building relationships that honor place, stories, and lived experiences.