Timothy Hill has a long-standing research interest in alternative approaches to and understandings of mental health, ranging from his 2004 doctoral work on ancient Roman suicide and concepts of the self through to developing software to support new teaching methods for counsellors and psychologists. Currently he works at the Open Data Institute, helping to develop open ecosystems to support information-sharing in the sport and health sectors.

Hsuan-Ying Huang is a medical anthropologist with a geographical focus on China and prior training in psychiatry and psychotherapy. Prior to studying medical anthropology at Harvard University, he received medical education and psychiatric training at the National Taiwan University.