Galen Newman is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, United States. His research interests include community resilience, urban regeneration, landscape performance, and advanced land use science and analytics.

Rui Zhu is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, United States. Her research revolves around the intersections of community resilience, urban regeneration, urban analytics, landscape performance, and land use science.

Dongying Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, United States. Her primary area of research elucidates the relationship between human exposure to green infrastructure and mental health. She also focuses on identifying the environmental enablers and barriers to health equity.

Megan Barnes is Senior Program Manager for Research at the Landscape Architecture Foundation, United States. She manages LAF's Case Study Investigation (CSI) program and Landscape Performance Series initiatives. She has a diverse background in landscape architecture, international development, and nonprofit work and specializes in the quantification of benefits of exemplary landscapes.