Kassaw Merie, PhD, MSW is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Arizona State University School of Social Work since December 2022.

Brossart's latest endeavor has been working in the field of adult mental health with the Arizona State Hospital. He also teaches online course at ASU.

Cantelme has clinical experience working with adolescent boys with a history of trauma and offending behaviors.

Williams' research focuses on K-12 academic performance, youth violence, delinquency prevention, adolescent substance use, race and gender differences, and mental health service needs in urban schools.

Wu's research interests also include design and development of social interventions, with special emphasis on interventions to prevent substance use and reduce health disparities among youth.

Jimenez-Young is a first generation Mexican-American very much rooted in her traditional Latina culture. She has worked in social services arena for the past consecutive 24 years.