Sotirios Chtouris is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of the Aegean, Mytilini, Greece, a Lecturer and founding Director of the MSc ""Applied Clinical Sociology and Art"" at the University of the Aegean, as well as a Lecturer at the postgraduate program of the School of Fine Arts of the University of Western Greece. A sociologist with much experience in applied and clinical sociology, Chtouris also is the President of the Cooperative for Ecology and Social Research ""Demouergia"", Pyrgoi Thermis, Greece, where he offers educational and consultancy work in the fields of social economy and clinical sociology. DeMond S. Miller is a Professor of Sociology, Professor of Crisis and Emergency Management, and Coordinator of the Program in Disaster Science & Emergency Management and the Program in Healthcare Management & Administration at Rowan University, Glassboro, USA. He has worked as a principal investigator to facilitate federally-funded projects involving natural and technological disasters, environmental issues, and community development/community satisfaction initiatives in Camden, New Jersey, USA. Internationally, he has completed multiple studies in Greece, in conjunction with the University of the Aegean, Mytilini, Greece, on youth development amid economic and social crises, international migration crises, sociological interventions, applied and clinical sociology, and irregular migrant social integration. His primary area of specialization is environmental sociology, environmental sustainability, disaster equity studies, community development/community organizing, community-based research, and social impact assessment.