Dr. Ferrando explores plants, animals, and water in modern Italian poetry; environmental and experimental noisescapes; and the digital humanities. She founded Navigli Project, a digital interactive map of Milan's waters.

Olivia Leonard is a PhD candidate in English Literature. Her research focuses on literary expressions of early modern natural philosophy, especially theories of ecological relation.

Melissa K. Nelson (Anishinaabe) is a Global Futures Professor of Indigenous Conservation & Sustainability at Arizona State University and Professor Emerita of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University.

Paris Masek holds a PhD in Indigenous American Literatures and Cultures from Arizona State University where he is also an Associate Faculty member in the English Department.

Theisen's research focus is the intersection of religions, environment, and nonprofit organizations. She received a $25,000 research award as the 2024-2025 P.E.O. Scholar and Jane B. Smith Endowed Scholar.

Esther Pretti is a biologist and educational researcher, currently a postdoctoral researcher at ASU's School of Sustainability.

Brandon Ligon is a writer, composer, and acoustic ecologist interested in how animal sensory perception shapes knowledge and storytelling.

PhD, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society; Indigenous Education Specialist, Labriola, National American Indian Data Center