Dr. Cook-Deegan's research interests include science policy, health policy, biomedical research, cancer and intellectual property.

Collins is an evolutionary ecologist whose research group studies the role of host-pathogen interactions in species decline and extinction, as well as ecological ethics.

Olenina specializes in Russian literature and visual culture, as well as media theory with an emphasis on performance and embodied spectatorship.

Dr. Schmidt's current research examines the means by which literature both captures and influences attitudes and policies toward the natural world. Other areas of interest include non-fiction storytelling through podcasting.

Spackman studies the environmental and social impact of scientific and technological efforts to manipulate sensory experiences of smelling and tasting.