Garry Hornby, Ph.D., worked as a teacher and educational psychologist in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1971 to 1986. He then returned to the U.K. to work at the Universities of Manchester and Hull, with two years at the University of the West Indies, in Barbados, before returning to New Zealand in 2002. His teaching and research is in the areas of educational psychology, counseling, teacher education, parental involvement, and special and inclusive education.