Prior to her PhD, Dr. Crean completed a B.S. in Psychology at the Dublin City University, followed by two years of work with the Irish homelessness NGO in the Dublin Simon Community. At the Dublin Simon Community, she primarily worked as a lead researcher using mixed methodology to investigate their blood-borne virus, and drug stabilization

Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and a Research Psychologist in the Women's Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD. She is also a Research Scientist and Deputy Director at the Center for Care Delivery & Outcomes Research, a VA Health Systems Research Center of Innovation