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Christina S. Beck is a professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University, USA. She is currently Second Vice-President of the National Communication Association. She lives in Athens, Ohio, USA.

Stellina M. Aubuchon Chapman enjoys working with a diverse population of students through the broad reach of the online classroom as an adjunct professor for Ohio University and SUNY-New Paltz, USA. She has a strong background in health education and behavior modification. She lives in Ludlow, Kentucky, USA.

Nathaniel Simmons is an assistant professor within the Department of Communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He lives in Athens, Ohio, USA.

Kelly E. Tenzek is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Communication at SUNY Buffalo, USA where she researches and teaches content related to difficult conversations. She lives in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Stephanie M. Ruhl is an assistant professor of Health Communication in the Department of Communication Studies at Clemson University, USA. Her scholarship explores the communicative experiences of health and healing as individuals pursue possibilities, redefine hope, and cultivate community amidst vulnerability. She lives in Athens, Ohio, USA.