Kirtz is an assistant professor of media studies and algorithmic culture and founding co-director of the TechnoMaterials Lab.

Ms. Hunt is an applied politics practitioner specializing in intercultural political communication and comparative politics. Her expertise is at the intersection of climate change, democracy, and global politics.

Rachel Kane is a Professor of Practice in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University where she has been a faculty member since 2023.

Isabelle Betancourt is the Invertebrate Collections Manager for the National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository at ASU.