Nicholas L. Holt is Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, Canada. His research focuses on psychosocial aspects of sport and physical activity among children, adolescents, and their families.

Meghan H. McDonough is Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, Canada. Her research focuses on the role of social relationships in physical activity and well-being with a variety of populations across the lifespan. She has a long-standing line of research examining social processes in physical-activity-based positive youth development programs.