About our authors Edmund T. Emmer, PhD, is Professor (Emeritus) of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to teaching undergraduate classes on classroom management and educational psychology and graduate classes on research methods and statistics, he has held positions as department chair and as associate dean. Dr. Emmer also taught at the middle and high school levels. His research has focused on teachers and teaching in the elementary and secondary grades, and he was coeditor (with Edward Sabornie, PhD) of the 2nd edition of the Handbook of Classroom Management. His observational research on classroom and behavior management and on teachers’ perspectives was an important impetus for writing on this topic. Dr. Emmer’s undergraduate and graduate training was at the University of Michigan.Carolyn M. Evertson, PhD, is Professor Emerita at the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. She received her doctorate in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin and directed the research program that initiated subsequent scholarship on managing classrooms and helping teachers create learning environments for students. Observers collected data in over 100 classrooms to assess important teacher strategies for facilitating learning. Among many publications, Dr. Evertson co-edited with Carol S. Weinstein, PhD, the 1st edition of the Handbook of Classroom Management: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues. She continues to coauthor this series, which includes the 11th edition of Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers.Inge R. Poole, PhD, is a Lead National Trainer for the COMP Program out of Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. She has worked with thousands of teachers and professors across the country, giving her the privilege of surveying teaching and learning from many perspectives. She has taught most grades PreK through graduate school and has worked in public, private, parochial, alternative, interpretive guide, and homeschool settings. Dr. Poole holds a BA from Hendrix College and a PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her 2nd year of classroom teaching was filled with unique classroom management challenges that led her to a passion for helping others in this area.
