Background
Williams, Heather was born on July 27, 1955 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of James Edward and Maria Greig Williams.
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Heather Williams
Heather Williams, American Neuroethologist, educator. MacArthur Foundation fellow, 1993. Member course setting team United States Orienteering/World Championships, Harriman State Park, New York, 1993. Member Society for Neurosci., International Society for Neuroethology, Animal Behavior Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
She graduated from Bowdoin College with a A.B. in Biology in 1977, from Rockefeller University with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 1985, and was Postdoctoral fellow, Field Research Center.
Career
Watson fellow, Hebrew U., Eilat, Israel, 1977-1978;
assistant professor, Rockefeller University Field Research Center, Millbrook, New York, 1986-1988;
assistant professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, since 1988.
Achievements
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1993 MacArthur Fellows Program.
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Nationality
American
Education
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MacArthur Fellowship1993 MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellowship, or 'Genius Grant' is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 40 individuals, working in any field, who 'show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work' and are citizens or residents of the United States.The MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellowship, or 'Genius Grant' is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 40 individuals, working in any field, who 'show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work' and are citizens or residents of the United States.