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Nelson Miller is a professor and associate dean at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The Harvard University Press book What the Best Law Teachers Do included Dean Miller, who teaches torts, civil procedure, and other courses including bar review, among its 26 featured professors. Dean Miller has presented on legal education and law teaching at national conferences, and published 28 books and dozens of book chapters and articles primarily on law, law practice, and legal education. His books include A Law Student's Guide, A Law Graduate's Guide, Teaching Law, Dear J.D.: What to Do with Your Law Degree, Lawyer Finances, Entrepreneurial Practice, and casebooks on torts, civil procedure, and professional ethics. Before joining Cooley, Dean Miller practiced civil litigation for 17 years in a small-firm setting, representing individuals, corporations, agencies, and public and private universities. The State Bar of Michigan recognized Dean Miller with the John W. Cummiskey Award for pro-bono service. He earned his law degree at the University of Michigan before joining the firm that later became Fajen and Miller, PLLC, his practice base before teaching and administering full-time at WMU-Cooley Law School.

Douglas Johnson is an assistant professor of psychology, member of the industrial/organizational behavior management faculty, and Co-Chair of the Industrial/Organizational Behavior Management Graduate Program at Western Michigan University, where he also earned both his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees. His research interests are in organizational behavior management, instructional design, and evidence-based education and training techniques, including computer-based instruction. The founder of Operant-Tech Consulting, Dr. Johnson has consulted internationally with organizations on, and provided services related to, instructional design, training design and development, e-learning, performance management, systems analysis, fluency training, incentives, and feedback and employee motivation from a behavior analytic perspective. He directs Western Michigan University's Instructional Design and Management Research Lab, which uses evidence-based methods to develop and maintain consistent and productive human performance outside of training contexts.