Dat Bao works at Monash University, Australia. He is the editor of the Journal for Silence Studies in Education. Engaging in silence studies, creative pedagogy, and curriculum design, Dat has produced over 100 academic publications.

David O'Reilly works at the University of York, UK where he is the Deputy Leader for the Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE). He researches metaphoric competence, language play and grammar processing, and promotes Open Research practice.

Melissa Barnes is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching at La Trobe University, Australia. Her work addresses system-wide change in instructional and assessment practices in schools and teacher education.