Linda Roussel is a professor in the Department of Graduate Studies at the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. She holds a doctorate in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. James Harris is a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama. He holds a Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Patricia Thomas is a professor in the Kirkhof College of Nursing at Grand Valley State University. She holds a Ph.D. in leadership and organizational change from Walden University.

