Marcus Hall is a Privat Dozent in the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, where he teaches courses in environmental history and ecohealth and co-convenes Environmental Humanities Switzerland. He and his students focus on the conceptual and historical foundations of disease ecology, invasion biology, and ecological restoration, with a recent foray into “chronophilia” or the place of circadian rhythms in human affairs.

At the Rachel Carson Center, Marcus worked on a cultural and evolutionary history of parasites, with special emphasis on vector-borne diseases and the symbiotic benefits of parasitism. During his stay in Munich, he also helped organize Mosquitopia, a symposium about mosquito control, and the benefits and even drawbacks of ridding the earth of humanity’s most dangerous animal. Hall has authored, edited or co-edited six volumes and some thirty articles and chapters.