Dr. Mathews is interested in spatial analysis, social networks, and social capital theories and methods and how they can be combined with geographic information systems to understand how communities and individuals respond to social, economic, and environmental shocks.

Dr. Chin's interdisciplinary research focuses on understanding human interactions with river systems, especially the feedbacks among geomorphological, ecological, and human processes. Her work also concerns societal responses to landscape change, with implications and applications for environmental management and policy.

Dr. Chang is interested in investigating the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change, disturbance events, and elevated atmospheric CO2.