Kelli Larson is a professor of geography and sustainability with expertise in human-environment interactions related to urban ecology, landscape sustainability, and biological conservation.

Philip Horton is a Clinical Associate Professor of Architecture, a Senior Global Futures Scientist, and he is one of the founding Co-Directors of the Center of Building Innovation (CoBI) at ASU.

Middel’s research interests lie in the interdisciplinary field of urban climate with focus on climate-sensitive urban form, design, landscapes, and infrastructure in the face of extreme heat and climatic uncertainty.

Webster's current interests are in comparative city building and urban dynamics, urban competitiveness and resilience, and peri-urbanization with a primary geographic focus on East Asia.

Brazel is a geographer and climatologist who has written more than 180 professional articles and reports on climate, focusing primarily at the local and regional scale.

Gober is the founding co-director of the National Science Foundation's Decision Center for a Desert City and previously served on the National Research Council's Committee on Geographical Sciences.

Crewe's scholarship addresses the fields of planning and urban design, with an emphasis on gender and the needs of local communities.

Pijawka's research focuses on sustainable planning and design, disaster management and recovery, environmental justice, and Native American community planning.

Kelley's interests include transportation planning, planning history, and environmental justice, with particular interest in pedestrian-oriented urban design and urban planning in South American cities.