Carman S. Gill, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, ACS, is a Professor and the Department Chair at Florida Atlantic University. She obtained her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is licensed to practice in North Carolina. Dr. Gill is the recipient of the 2021 Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a past president of ASERVIC and has served that organization as conference cochair twice, as well as newsletter editor, member of the Board of Directors, and Secretary. Dr. Gill has coauthored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on wellness and spiritual topics. She has coedited a book on spirituality and religion in counseling, as well as the DSM-5-TR Learning Companion for Counselors.

Kelly Emelianchik-Key, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, NCC, ACS, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Florida Atlantic University. She has multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed journal publications, and a coauthored textbook on NSSI. Some of Dr. Emelianchik-Key’s current and former leadership and service roles include serving on multiple journal editorial boards, Treasurer for the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Treasurer for the Association of Assessment in Research and Counseling (AARC) as well as Emerging Leaders Co-Chair for AARC. Dr. Emelianchik-Key has previously won several prestigious national and regional awards, including the Patricia Elmore Award for outstanding article in the journal Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, the Outstanding Teaching and Supervisor Awards from the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, and the American Counseling Association, Best Practices in Research Award.

Ayse Torres, PhD, CRC, LMHC, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at Florida Atlantic University. As a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, she has held various leadership roles in public rehabilitation counseling settings. Notably, she has provided services to adults and their families, who have been impacted by a wide range of psychiatric, cognitive, and physical disabilities, during her tenure at the agencies of Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services for over eight years. Dr. Torres has successfully secured research funding from prestigious organizations, including the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).