Melissa Nelson, professor of Indigenous sustainability, researches biocultural heritage and environmental justice, intercultural solidarity, and the renewal and celebration of community health and cultural arts.

Dr. Brewington is a Research Professor and Senior Global Futures Scholar, who co-leads the Pacific RISA climate adaptation research program in Hawaii and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. She is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Paulina Martin is a Program Director at ASU’s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, focused on coral reef conservation and restoration programs.

Interests in trophic dynamics, energy distributions, and biodiversity. Current work is utilizing global remote sensing techniques to study the interconnectedness of terrestrial, coastal, and oceanic landscapes.

With the integration of BIOS with Arizona State University, Blanco-Bercial became an assistant professor in the School of Ocean Futures and the School of Life Sciences.

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.