Batemen is a field ecologist interested in wildlife conservation and human-wildlife interactions in urban ecosystems.

Sullivan is a professor and adjunct curator in herpetology. He works on the ecology, behavior, systematics and conservation of amphibians and reptiles of the desert Southwest.

Barley is an assistant professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences and New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the ASU West campus.

Bechtel's specific interests involve studying tick-borne pathogen interactions in desert ecosystems; however, she is also interested in how climate change can affect pathogen transmission in amphibian populations.

Owen Bachhuber is a Ph.D. student interested in human interactions with wildlife, particularly with "unloved" species. Owen’s recent research has explored rattlesnake social behavior and human perceptions of snakes.