Deborah Goldberg | |
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Ph.D., 1980, University of Arizona B.A., 1975, Barnard College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Community ecology, plant ecology |
| Institutions | University of Michigan, Ben Gurion University, Hebrew University, University of New Mexico[1] |
| Thesis | The Distribution of Evergreen and Deciduous Trees Relative to Soil Type: An Example from the Sierra Madre, Mexico, and a General Model |
| Academic advisors | Paul S. Martin Charles Herbert Lowe |
| Notable students | Katharine N. Suding |
Deborah Esther Goldberg is an American ecologist and Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor Emerita and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emerita in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan.[1][2]
Life
Prior to becoming the Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor, she was the Elzada U. Clover Collegiate Professor.[1][2] In April 2015, the Journal of Ecology published a virtual issue of the journal in her honor, reprinting 10 papers that she had previously contributed to the journal.[3]
Deborah Goldberg conducting fieldwork
She is known for her study of competitive interactions in plant communities.[4] Goldberg is a member of the board of This is My Earth, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving biodiversity.[5]
Awards
- 2014, Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
- 2014, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2015, Journal of Ecology Eminent Ecologist Virtual Issue In Honor of Deborah Goldberg
- 2018 Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
External links
References
- 1 2 3 "Faculty Biography". University of Michigan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Goldberg honored with Distinguished University Professorship". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "Journal of Ecology: Virtual Issues". Journal of Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ Sandhu, Lauren (1 April 2015). "Eminent Ecologist Virtual Issue: In Honour of Deborah Goldberg". Journal of Ecology: the blog. British Ecological Society. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Board". this-is-my-earth. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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