Jessica Ware, Ph.D., is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, where she serves as chair of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology. Ware's research focuses on the evolution of insects. She studies behavioral and physiological adaptations in different insects, with an emphasis on how these occur in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and Dictyoptera (termites, cockroaches, and mantises). Recently, she was awarded a PECASE medal from the U.S. government for her work on insect evolution.
Ware served as president of the Systematics, Evolution, & Biodiversity Section at ESA. She served as a director at the Society of Systematic Biologists for three years and on the Entomological Society Governing Board for three years.
Ware is a past president of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association and a past president of ESA. She is the current president of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Ware has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters.