My work traces water as a living, relational force across hydrosocial territories, weaving storytelling, Indigenous and local knowledges, and critical approaches to memory and environmental change.

Shaffer focuses on how stakeholders and rights holders in complex Arctic social-ecological systems engage in collective decision-making and resource stewardship in the face of rapid changes spurred by climate change.

Ryan Williams is an archaeologist, museum curator, and professor. With deep interests in the South American Andes, he studies climate change in the human past, as well as economic and political interactions in communities.

Asheley R. Landrum ​is an associate professor, media psychologist, and science communication researcher at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 

Libassi's research focuses on natural resource use, conflict, and governance, as well as more broadly on the intersection of social inequality and environmental change.

Denise joins ASU after 24 years of implementing community-engaged research projects focused on solving environmental issues in the desert southwest. She now works internationally on climate change policy.