Marilyn Y. Byrd is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma, USA. She is currently in the 2nd term as Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Developing Human Resources (2018–2024), one of the four journals sponsored by the Academy of Human Resource Development. In addition to her research on matters of social justice, Dr. Byrd’s research focuses on theorizing the leadership experiences of Black American women. In 2020, she received the Academy of Human Resource Development’s Critical HRD Scholar award. Chaunda L. Scott is Professor of Human Resource Development and Graduate Coordinator of the Human Diversity Inclusion and Social Justice Graduate Certificate Program in the Department of Organizational Leadership at Oakland University, USA. She is also a recognized workforce diversity expert. Her scholarly research and teaching interests are in human resource development, workforce diversity policies and practices, adult diversity education, eradicating societal racism and social justice practices. Dr. Scott is a recipient of the Academy of Human Resource Development’s prominent R. Wayne Pace Book of the Year Award in 2020.
