Pamela J. Cox is a behavioural scientist within the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Sandra Ortega is an Independent Consultant for Ohio's DELTA and RPE projects. She conducts program evaluation in education, health and human services throughout the State of Ohio, USA.

Patricia Cook-Craig is Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA. Her research interests include evaluation of violence prevention planning processes and intervention strategies.

Pat Conway is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Pathology at the Essentia Institute of Rural Health in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. She is Editor of the Journal of Family Social Work.

Theresa Armstead is a behavioural scientist within the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.