Deborah Goldberg | |
Citizenship: | United States |
Fields: | Community ecology, plant ecology |
Workplaces: | University of Michigan, Ben Gurion University, Hebrew University, University of New Mexico[1] |
Education: | Ph.D., 1980, University of Arizona B.A., 1975, Barnard College |
Thesis Title: | The Distribution of Evergreen and Deciduous Trees Relative to Soil Type: An Example from the Sierra Madre, Mexico, and a General Model |
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Academic Advisors: | Paul S. Martin Charles Herbert Lowe |
Notable Students: | Katharine N. Suding |
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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]
Prior to becoming the Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor, she was the Elzada U. Clover Collegiate Professor.[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] thumb|left|Deborah Goldberg conducting fieldworkShe 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]