Dr. Lu's research interests are climate change and adaptation, agricultural community engagement, disaster and risk management, and parks & protected areas. He integrates advanced quantitative methodologies in his research.

Chen's research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of DNA break repair, homologous recombination, genome organization and evolution.

Allison Lansman contributes to the Swette Center's research and education projects related to dynamic agri-food systems issues, nutrition, and health.