H. Dan O'Hair, Ph.D., is Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky. He served as the President of the National Communication Association, the world's largest and oldest professional association devoted to the study of communication. He has published over 100 research articles and scholarly chapters in organizational communication and risk and health communication and has authored and edited over twenty books.
Mary John O'Hair, Ed.D., is Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. She previously served as Dean of the UK College of Education and Vice-Provost and K20 Center Director at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. O'Hair has authored and co-authored numerous scholarly articles, books, and book chapters in communication, educational leadership, and teacher education.