Deborah Goldberg


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.

Life

Prior to becoming the Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor, she was the Elzada U. Clover Collegiate Professor. 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.
[file:Deborah Goldberg fieldwork.jpg|thumb|left|Deborah Goldberg conducting fieldwork]
She is known for her study of competitive interactions in plant communities. Goldberg is a member of the board of This is My Earth, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving biodiversity.

Awards