Dr. Tracy Gershwin teaches undergraduate through doctoral-level courses and specializes in family-professional partnerships, special education law, alternative dispute resolution, and culturally responsive behavioral interventions for students with disabilities. Dr. Gershwin also serves as Director of Research and Evaluation for the Bresnahan-Halstead Center and sits on several national and state advisory boards focused on conflict prevention and resolution practices between families and educators, educator preparation, and student behavior. She is passionate about developing and delivering resources that bridge the research-to-practice gap in family-professional collaboration and culturally responsive behavior interventions. This includes practitioner-based materials that promote meaningful and student-centered IEP meetings, educational simulations for pre-service teachers, culturally responsive behavior strategies, and fostering teacher emotional resilience and well-being

Dr. Kathleen Kyzar is an associate professor in the College of Education at Texas Christian University. She teaches courses on teacher-family collaboration, developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education, and quantitative research methods. Her research focuses on the effects of educational services and supports on families of children and youth with disabilities, as well as the quality of relationships between families and teachers in early childhood and elementary settings. She aims to amplify the voices and experiences of families and teachers while advancing understanding of the supports, skills, and systemic changes necessary to promote effective home-school collaboration.