Clint Bowers is a Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the RETRO laboratory at the University of Central Florida. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Arts and Sciences at UCF, the Interim Chair of the English Department, and the Director of the Digital Media Division of the School of Film and Digital Media.From 1991 through 1997, he progressed from Assistant Professor to Professor at UCF. He graduated with Honors from the University of South Carolina (1981); he earned a Ph.D. in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of South Florida (1987). His recent research is in the area of technology-based teaching and training.

Jan Cannon-Bowers, Ph.D. is an applied learning scientist with over 25 years’ experience conducting applied R&D aimed at improving performance in complex work environments. She has held senior positions for the US Navy, in industry and in academia, earning a reputation as an international leader in the areas of simulation and game-based training, team performance and training, training evaluation, leader behavior and decision-making, human systems integration and applying the science of learning to real-world problems. She has been principally involved in over $50M in research funding for government and private agencies. Dr. Cannon-Bowers is currently an independent consultant specializing in applying scientifically sound solutions to improve performance in the workplace.