Bruce S. Lieberman

Lieberman received his A.B 1988 summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University and Stephen Jay Gould was his undergraduate advisor.

[7] His research focuses on macroevolution,[8][9][10][11] and he has considered various topics in this area including support for punctuated equilibrium[12] and the related issue of mechanisms causing stasis,[13][14][15] the evidence for species selection,[16][17] and the nature of evolutionary radiations.

[18][19] Other topics he has considered in his research include mass extinctions,[20][21][22][23][24] trilobites,[25][26] the Cambrian explosion,[27][28][29] paleoecology,[30][31] phylogenetics,[32] and biogeography.

[33][34][35] He has been involved with the digitization of invertebrate paleontology collections,[36] including helping to develop apps for fossil identification.

[1] Post-doctoral scholars advised by him include Luke Strotz, Michelle Casey, Jonathan Hendricks, Claudia Nunez-Penichet, Rachel Moore, and Rhi LaVine.