Dame Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE

Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Occupational Science

Biography

A world-renowned expert on the behavior of chimpanzees, her research on mother-infant interactions and the introduction of infants to the chimpanzee culture has generated broad interest in understanding the roots of occupational behavior in non-human primates. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues, and among her many accolades and honors has been named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Education

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“for services to the Environment and Conservation”
2004

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) in Ethology
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
1965