Ame's interests include social and environmental justice, sustainable development, socioecological systems, power, values, and trauma and how they relate to collective environmental governance.

Verdecias-Pellum’s research aims to develop tailored evidence-based interventions to reduce the severity of social needs to improve diabetes self-management and reduce comorbidity risk among at-risk populations.

Tipeng Chen is a PhD student in Public Administration and Policy at the School of Public Affairs. His research focuses on public management, state-citizen interaction, local government, and climate adaption.

Paul Bentley, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor for the Arizona State University School of Public Affairs, and he is a member of the Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC) leadership team.