Background
Melnick, Don Jay was born on June 2, 1953 in New York City. Son of Lester and Evelyn Melnick.
Melnick, Don Jay was born on June 2, 1953 in New York City. Son of Lester and Evelyn Melnick.
Bachelor, New York University, New York City, 1975. Master of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, 1981.
Assistant professor Columbia University, New York City, 1981—1987, associate professor, 1987—1991, chair, department anthropology, 1989—1993, professor, 1991—2004, director, center environmental research and conservation, 1994—2006, Thomas Hunt Morgan professor, conservation biology, since 2004, director, center environment, economy and society, since 2006.
Director Shine Global, New York City, 2005—2010, Graduate School Environmental Conservation and Sustainability, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008—2010, Black Rock Forest Consortium, New York City, 1997—2010.
Married Mary Corliss Pearl, October 3, 1981. Children: Meredith Corliss, Seth Carelton.