Alford's interests include restoration and management of wildlands to sustain healthy functioning of natural ecosystems. His research interests include studying the effects of wildland fire on natural ecosystems.

Garcia-Pichel is the Director of the Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics. He studies the roles, adaptations and impacts of microbes in natural environments, from desert soils to shallow marine waters.

With a research emphasis in applied ecology, Lewis' research incorporates the principles of wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and conservation biology.