Gary Comstock

Gary Comstock is a Professor in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University. His work focuses on ethical issues arising from climate change impacts on human and animal welfare, agricultural biotechnology, and animal rights. He teaches a graduate course on Research Ethics and is affiliated with the Climate Change and Society (CCS) group and Climate Solutions Collaborative.

• Research Interests: Climate change ethics, animal welfare, research integrity, and agricultural biotechnology.
• Notable Involvement: Authored multiple philosophers' briefs advocating for animal personhood in legal contexts.
• Publications: Recent works explore sentience in nonhumans, ethical frameworks for environmental challenges, and neuroethics of animal cognition.