Dr. Gursky is a physical anthropologist specializing in the behavioral ecology and conservation of the non-human primates. She has conducted research on the spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum), a small nocturnal primate found exclusively on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Her earlier research focuses on the unusual infant caretaking behaviors exhibited by this primate, as well as the relationship between behavior and lunar cycles. Her most recent research project involves the relationship between group living and ecological pressures such as predation and the temporal distribution of resources.