Jessica Ware
Division Chair of Invertebrate Zoology, Curator of Protists, Basal Hexapoda, Non-Holometabola
Principal Investigator, Institute for Comparative Genomics
Professor, Richard Gilder Graduate School
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 212-769-5638
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Curator-in-Charge: Dr. Jessica Ware ([email protected])
Museum Specialist: Ruth Salas
Curatorial Assistant: Brittney Hahn
Education
2001, Bachelor of Science, University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology
2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, Department of Entomology
Research Interests
Dr. Jessica Ware is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History where she serves as Chair of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology. Dr. Ware’s research focuses on the evolution of behavioral and physiological adaptations in insects, with an emphasis on how these occur in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and Dictyoptera (termites, cockroaches, and mantises).
Dr. Ware holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia in Canada, and a PhD from Rutgers, New Brunswick. She was awarded a PECASE medal from the US government for her work on insect evolution. Dr. Ware served on the Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America for 3 years. She served as Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at the Society of Systematic Biologists for 3 years. Dr. Ware is the past president of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association and the past president of the Entomological Society of America. She is president-elect of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Dr. Ware is co-founder of Entomologists of Color and serves on the board of Black in Natural History Museums.
Postdocs: Dr. Laura Gonzalez
Students: Anna Eichert, Aaron Goodman, Rin Krichilsky, Rebecca Jean Millena, Rhema Uche Dike, Ellie Gammett, Violet Magoma, Amanda Markee, Lohit Garikipati, Kate Montana
Entomological Society of America
Publications
Teaching Experience
Professor, Richard Gilder Graduate School (2020-present)
Adjunct Professor, City College of New York (2020-present)
Professor, Rutgers University, Newark (2010-2019)