About the Authors

Dr. Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley (she, her, hers) is a Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Her teaching program has focused on creating curricula to increase cultural competence (via the Intercultural Development Inventory) in courses she developed, including a new general elective course, Introduction to Cultural Competence. She is a trained administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory and conducts trainings across campus with students, faculty, staff, and campus leaders, as well as the local community.  Dr. Wiersma-Mosley can be contacted at jwiersma@uark.edu.

Dr. Margaret Miller Butcher (she, her, hers) teaches in the Department of Communication in the J. W. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Her work focuses on intercultural communication and representation in film. She creates curricula based on the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and guides her students along their journey toward cultural competence. She is a Qualified Administrator of the IDI.  Dr. Butcher can be contacted at mbutcher@uark.edu.