Jennifer Creek became an occupational therapist in 1970 and has worked in adult mental health, adult learning disabilities, professional education, primary care and mental health promotion. Jennifer has edited and co-edited textbooks and collections of essays on occupational therapy philosophy, theory and professional reasoning.

Nick Pollard is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy who formerly worked in severe and enduring mental health services, having completed training in 1991. He has written and presented extensively on community-based rehabilitation and critical explorations of occupational therapy.

Michael Allen is a sociologist and researcher specialising in social practice theory. He studied at the University of Hull and the University of Leeds before moving to the DEMAND Centre at Lancaster University in 2014, to take up a PhD studentship focusing on the energy demand of leisure activities.