Stephen John Brooks FRES (born 1955)[1] is a British entomologist working at the Natural History Museum, London.
He attended the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by whom he was awarded BSc in zoology (1976) and MSc in public health engineering (1977).
In 1979, he was appointed Assistant Scientific Officer in the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum.
[2] His research interests include freshwater biology, palaeoecology, environmental change, Chironomidae (nonbiting midges) and Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies).
[3] The 2002 edition of his book Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland was shortlisted for the Natural World Book Prize.