Yvette R. Harris, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. She received her doctorate from the University of Florida, with a specialization in cognitive development. Her scholarly work for the past 30 years has focused on exploring environmental contributions to preschool and school age cognitive development, with a specific focus on African American children and parents from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Her research has been published in a variety of national and international journals, and she has co-authored three books on African American children.  Gloria J. O. Carpenter, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at Oxford Psychological, LLC, in Arlington, Virginia. She received her doctorate from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with a concentration in developmental psychology. Dr. Carpenter's scholarship has focused on health disparities and parent involvement as a route to improve academic and social-emotional outcomes for children. She completed a T-32 Research Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center focused on children with sickle cell disease and other pain-related illnesses. She teaches at Northern Kentucky University and at Montgomery College in Maryland.