Background
Altmann, Jeanne was born on March 18, 1940 in New York City.
Altmann, Jeanne was born on March 18, 1940 in New York City.
Bachelor in Mathematics, U. Alberta, Canada, 1962; Master of Arts in Teaching, Emory University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1979.
Research associate, co-investigator, U. Alberta, Canada, 1963-1965;
research associate, co-investigator, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Atlanta, 1965-1967, 69-70;
research associate department biology, University of Chicago, 1970-1985;
associate professor department ecology and evolution, University of Chicago, 1985-1989;
professor, University of Chicago, since 1989;
research curator, former associate curator primates, Chicago Zoological Society. Honorary lecturer department zoology U. Nairobi, Africa, 1989-1990. Chair committee evolutionary biology University of Chicago, since 1991.
Board science directors Karisoke Research Center, Rwanda, 1980-1982, 86-89, acting chairperson, 1980. Member biosocial perspectives on parent behavior and off-spring development committee Social Science Research Council, 1984-1991. Member of advisory county department ecology and evolutionary biology Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1991.
Member review committee department zoological research National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1992. Member committee International Ethol. Congress, since 1992.
Member visiting committee department anatomy and biological anthropology Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1993. Reviewer manuscripts variousjours.
Fellow Animal Behavior Society (member executive com 1978-1982, 84-87, mem, nominating committee 1987-1989, president 1985-1986), Animal Behavior Society. Member National Science Foundation (member science advisory panel psychobiology program 1983-1986, member of advisory panel for visiting professorships for women 1987, 88, member of advisory panel conservation and restoration biology 1990, member task force behavioral, biological and social science Looking Toward the 21st Century 1990-1991, member of advisory county directorate for social, behavioral and economics science since 1992), International Primatol. Society (vice president conservation, member Executive Committee).