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克叶尔·埃瑞克·鲁德斯坦（Kjell Erik Rudestam）,博士,加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学学术副主任。曾任多伦多约克大学心理学教授,获得奥勒冈大学心理学博士学位。他著有《自我改变的方法》《实验组的理论与实践》《如何对待多问题家庭》（与马克•弗兰克尔合著）、《你的统计咨询师：数据分析问题解答》（与雷•牛顿合著）；其他著作还有《网上学习手册》（与朱迪•里德合著）、《分布式学习百科全书》（与安娜•迪•斯戴法诺和罗伯特•西沃曼合著）,并在专业刊物上发表多篇论文。他的研究兴趣包括心理治疗和变化过程、自杀、家庭与组织系统等。他是执业临床心理医师、美国心理学协会理事、美国职业心理（临床）考试委员会证书持有人。

雷·R.牛顿（Rae R.Newton）,博士,加州大学富乐敦分校社会学系名誉教授。目前担任加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学顾问,是阿兰•利特朗尼克（Alan Litrownik）博士儿童虐待病原学及其影响这一长达20年之久的纵向研究的主要合作伙伴,该项目由全国儿童虐待与被忽视中心资助。他同利特朗尼克博士以及其他合作者进行的这项研究,有助于研究者理解摆脱虐待、暴力和被忽视环境的长期后果。