Gavin Colquitt, PhD is currently a Professor and Executive Director at the Appalachian State University's Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness in Boone, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Colquitt's research in MBI specifically focuses on the Personalized System of Instruction, the Sport Education Tactical Model, and Differentiated Instruction using Model-based Instruction. Dr. Colquitt has been recognized with several awards, including the Georgia Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Young Scholar Award and the Georgia State University Early Career Teaching Award.

Michael W. Metzler, PhD was the seminal author of Instructional Models for Physical Education. He was Professor Emeritus in the Kinesiology and Health Department at Georgia State University, USA. He authored 11 books, most notably Instructional Models for Physical Education. He was elected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and received numerous awards for his scholarly and professional contributions. He received SHAPE America's highest award, the Luther Halsey Gulick Medal. He served as the Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Georgia State University.

Tony Pritchard, PhD is a professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, USA. Dr. Pritchard utilizes his expertise in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of Physical Education Teacher Education. He received the Young Scholar Award from Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance plus the College of Health and Human Sciences Award for Teaching from Georgia Southern University.