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| Born | 1955 |
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| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
Deborah Gordon (born 1955) is a biologist at Stanford University, profiled in the New York Times Magazine.
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Major research
Gordon studies ant colony behavior and ecology, with a particular focus on Red harvester ants. She focuses on the developing behavior of colonies, even as individual ants change functions within their own lifetimes.
Gordon's fieldwork includes a long-term study of ant colonies in Arizona. She is the author of numerous articles and papers as well as the widely reviewed book Ants at Work, for the general public.
Education
Gordon received a PhD in zoology from Duke in 1983, an MSc in Biology from Stanford in 1977 and Bachelors from Oberlin College, where she majored in French.
Awards and recognition
In 1993 Gordon was named a Stanford MacNamara Fellow In 1995 Gordon received an award for teaching excellence from the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association In 2001 Gordon was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
References
- ^ Gordon, Deborah M. (2000). Ants at Work:How An Insect Society Is. ISBN 0-393-32132-0.
- ^ What Matters to Me and Why featuring Deborah M. Gordon - Speaker Bio
- ^ Phi Beta Kappa Northern California association Teaching Award Winners
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