Gary is an environmental biologist and MCZ Associate, specializing in ants. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1981 and has been conducting field studies on the ants of New England since 1990.

At present, Gary is also a Research Associate at the Museum of Northern Arizona, with research focused on the arthropod biodiversity of the Colorado Plateau (particularly ants).

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Before pursuing my PhD at Harvard, my background had been largely focused on examining various ecological processes throughout the natural world. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, I completed a degree in Natural Resources with a focus on applied ecology. During my time at Cornell, an internship at Harvard Forest sparked my love of insects.... Read more about Alyssa Hernandez

My broad interests include systematics, phylogeny, and evolution of stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Previously I have worked on a taxonomic review...