Background
Maxson, Linda Ellen was born on April 24, 1943 in New York City. Daughter of Albert and Ruth (Rosenfeld) Resnick.
Maxson, Linda Ellen was born on April 24, 1943 in New York City. Daughter of Albert and Ruth (Rosenfeld) Resnick.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, San Diego State University, 1964; Master of Arts in Biology, San Diego State University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, San Diego State University/University of California, Berkeley, 1973.
Instructor biology, San Diego State University, 1966-1968; teacher general science, San Diego Unified School District, 1968-1969; instructor biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1974; assistant professor zoology, department genetics and development, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1974-1976; assistant professor department genetics, development and ecology, ethology & evolution, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1976-1979; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979-1984; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1984-1987; professor ecology, ethology and evolution, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1987-1988; professor, head department biology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1988-1994; associate vice-chancellor academic affairs/dean undergraduate academic affairs, professor ecology and evolutionary biology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1995-1997; dean College Liberal Arts, professor biological science, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1997. Executive officer biology programs School Life Sciences, University of Illinois, 1981-1986, associate director academic affairs, 1984-1986, director campus honors program, 1985-1988;visiting professor ecology and evolutionary biology University of California, Irvine, 1988;member of advisory panel research training groups behavioral biological science National Science Foundation, 1990-1994.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Men and Women in Science, American Genetics Association (county 1994-1996), Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (president 1991), International Herpetol. Committee, Society Study Evolution, Society Systematic Biology, Society Molecular Biology and Evolution (secretary 1992-1995, treasurer 1992-1994), Herpetologists League, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Richard Dey Maxson, June 13, 1964. 1 child, Kevin.