Jaan Valsiner, born in Tallinn, Estonia, is a cultural psychologist by genetic disposition with a consistently developmental axiomatic base that is brought to analyses of any psychological or social phenomena. He is currently a proud resident of Ondina and makes frequent offerings of intellectual delicacies.

Professor Emeritus by University of Brasília. Visiting Professor at UNC, Duke University, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She, with Dr. Valsiner, founded the Laboratory of Cultural Psychology in 1995 at the University of Brasília. She has published books on human values, culture of peace, metacommunication, Cultural Psychology, and Dialogical Self. 

Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences and Health at Tallinn University (Estonia). Her research focuses on identity construction, including professional identity (of psychologists and teachers) as well as national identity. She is also interested in the field of art and artistic expression.