Ai's research has two foci. The first is wildlife and human interactions in the agricultural ecosystem. Ai is interested in the ecosystem services provided by pollinators and birds to humans, and also examines the wildlife habitat value of farms and how sustainable agricultural practices can benefit wildlife. Second, Ai uses ecological concepts to examine microbial communities in human bodies and depict the pattern of human infectious diseases from an ecological perspective. In the long run, Ai wants to collaborate with her Chinese colleagues to work on wildlife conservation in China.

Dr. Wen has served as the coordinator for the Pollinator Habitat Evaluation Project since 2018.