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Curriculum Vitae Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute UN Messenger of Peace Curriculum Vitae Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute UN Messenger of Peace www.janegoodall.org Personal Date of Birth: 3rd April 1934 Nationality: British Marital Status: Married to Baron Hugo van Lawick, 1964 (divorced); Married to Hon. Derek Bryceson, M.P., 1975 (widowed) Children: Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick (1967 - ) Education 1950 School Certificate (London) with Matriculation Exemption 1952 Higher Certificate (London) 1962 Entered Cambridge University, United Kingdom, as Ph.D. candidate in Ethology under Professor Robert Hinde 1966 Ph.D. in Ethology, Cambridge University, United Kingdom Research From 1960 Behavior of free-living chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania 1968-1969 Social behavior of the spotted hyena, Crocutta crocutta, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 1967-2003 Scientific Director of the Gombe Stream Research Centre, Tanzania 1972-2003 Director of research on the behavior of the olive baboon, Papio anubis, Gombe National Park, Tanzania Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 1 of 29 Academic Appointments 1971 – 1975 Visiting Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Program of Human Biology, Stanford University, Calif., USA From 1973 Honorary Visiting Professor in Zoology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1987 – 1988 Adjunct Professor of the Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston, Mass., USA 1990 Associate, Cleveland Natural History Museum, Cleveland, OH, USA 1990 Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Calif., USA 1996 – 2002 Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large, Cornell University, NY, USA Professional Affiliations From 1974 Trustee, L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, USA From 1976 Trustee, the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation, USA From 1981 Scientific Governor, Chicago Academy of Sciences, USA From 1984 International Director, ChimpanZoo (research program involving zoos and sanctuaries worldwide), USA From 1987 Vice President, the British Veterinary Association's Animal Welfare Institute, UK From 1988 Trustee, Jane Goodall Institute, UK From 1989 Director, Humane Society of the United States, USA From 1990 Member of the Advisory Board, Advocates for Animals, UK From 1991 Member of the Advisory Board, the Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities, USA From 1993 Trustee, the Jane Goodall Institute, Canada From 1994 Member of the Board, the Orangutan Foundation, USA Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 2 of 29 From 1994 Member of the Advisory Board, Trees for Life, USA From 1997 Founder, Whole Child Initiative, USA From 1995 Member of the Advisory Board, International Dolphin Project and Dolphin Project Europe From 1995 Member of Council of Advisors, Global Green, USA From 1996 Member of Advisory Board, The Fred Foundation, Netherlands From 1998 to May 2008 President, Advocates for Animals, UK From 1999 Member of Advisory Board, The Orion Society, USA From 2000 to 2007 Member of the Board, Save the Chimps/Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care, USA From 2000 Co-founder of Ethologists for Ethical Treatment of Animals/Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior, USA From 2001 Member of the International Advisory Board, Teachers Without Borders, USA From 2001 Member of Advisory Committee, RESTORE, USA From 2001 Honorary Trustee, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, USA From 2001 Member of IPS Ad-Hoc Committee for the World Heritage Status for Great Apes From 2001 Member of Board of Trustees, NANPA Infinity Foundation, USA From 2001 Member of Board, North American Bear Center, USA From 2001 Member of Advisory Board, Laboratory Primate Advocacy Group, USA From 2001 Member of Advisory Board, Tech Foundation, USA From 2001 Member of Honorary Committee, Farm Sanctuary, USA From 2002 Member of Advisory Board, Rachel’s Network, USA From 2002 Member of the Board of Directors, The Cougar Fund, USA From 2002 Scientific Fellow of the Wildlife Conservation Society, USA Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 3 of 29 From 2002 Member of Board of Directors, The Many One Foundation, USA From 2002 Member of Board of Governors and Officers, For Grace, USA From 2002 Member of Advisory Board, Dignity U Wear, USA 2002-2003 Papadopoulos Fellow, The Kinkaid School USA From 2003 Member of the Honorary Board, Albert Schweitzer Institute, USA From 2004 Member of Advisory Board, Initiative for Animals and Ethics, Harvard University, USA From 2004 Honorary Patron, Ryan’s Well Foundation, Canada From 2004 Member of Advisory Board, MONA-Spain From 2004 Member of the Advisory Council, The Spiritual Alliance to Stop Intimate Violence, USA From 2004 Member of Honour Committee of Fundación Altarriba, Spain From 2005 Member of International Advisory Board, Friends of Africa International, USA From 2005 Member of Cincinnati Zoo Advisory Council, USA From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, Chimps Inc., USA From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, KidsRights, Netherlands From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, MediSend, USA From 2005 Member of Honorary Board, Quinnipiac University, USA From 2006 Member of Advisory Board, Foundation for Natural Leadership From 2006 Member of Advisory Board, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, USA From 2006 Honorary Member, Club of Budapest, Hungary From 2006 Member of the Mothers Network, ENO, Finland From 2006 Member of Board of Directors, National Institute for Play, USA From 2007 Fellow, Wings WorldQuest, USA Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 4 of 29 From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Gift of Life in America, Inc., USA From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, The Heart of America Foundation, USA From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Project R&R: Release and Restitution for Chimpanzees in U.S. Laboratories, a campaign of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society, USA From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Save the Chimps, USA From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Slow Food Nation, USA From 2007 Distinguished Fellow, Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies, Republic of Korea From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Human and KIND, USA From 2007 Honorary Board Member, The Scholar Ship Research Institute, UK From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Climate Clean, USA From 2008 Member of the Great Chapter, Grace Cathedral, CA, USA From 2008 Honorary Board Member, Eagle Vision Initiatives, USA From 2008 Honorary Patron, Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi, UK From 2008 Honorary Fellow, Institute of Biology, UK From 2008 Patron, Earth Charter-UK From 2008 Special Advisor for Biodiversity, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Monaco From 2008 Member of Council of Honour, Waldrappteam, Austria From 2008 Member of the Board, Climate Change Center, Republic of Korea From 2008 Patron, Julia’s House, UK From 2008 Member of the Honorary Committee, Alpine Peace Crossing, Austria From 2008 Member of the Advisory Council, Ebola Vaccination Initiative From 2008 Patron, Society of Theological Zoology, Germany Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 5 of 29 From 2008 Member of Celebrity Circle Board, Green Chimneys, USA From 2009 Honorary Keeper of the Museum Tridentino of Natural Science, Italy From 2009 Member of Advisory Board, EcoReserve, USA From 2009 Honorary Fellow, Society of Biology, UK From 2009 Member of Advisory Board, Goodplanet Foundation of Yann Arthus- Bertrand, France From 2009 Member of Advisory Board as advisor for Biodiversity, Foundation Jacques Chirac, France From 2010 Honorary Co-Chair of the Build the Peace Committee, USA From 2010-2013 Patron, Minding Animals International, Australia From 2010 Member of the International Conference, WE, USA From 2010 Member of Advisory Board, Living with Wolves, USA From 2010 Goodwill Ambassador, Equine Sciences Academy, USA From 2010 Acclaimed Ambassador, Best Friends Animal Society, USA From 2011 Member of the Advisory Council, Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, USA From 2011 Patron, Voiceless, Australia From 2012 Honorary Councilor, World Future Council, Germany From 2012 Honorary Board, Center for Great Apes, USA From 2013 International Patron, School Broadcasting Network Inc., Australia From 2013 Member of Scientific and Ethics Council, Ecolo-Ethik, France From 2013 Philosophical Society, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland From 2014 Member of Advisory Council, International Women’s Earth and Climate Initiative (IWECI), USA From 2014 Member of Advisory Board, Years of Living Dangerously, USA Last Updated: February 25, 2019 Page 6 of 29 From 2014 Advisor to Board, APOPO, USA From 2014 Advisory Board, Mongabay.org, USA From 2014 Honorary Board of Directors, IFAW, USA From 2015 Patron of Nature, IUCN, USA From 2016 Member of Ocean Elders, USA Memberships 1972 Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA 1981 Explorer's Club, USA 1984 Foreign Member of the Research Centre for Human Ethology at the Max-Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology, Germany 1988 American Philosophical Society, USA 1988 Society of Woman Geographers, USA 1990 Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Germany 1991 Academia Scientiarium et Artium Europaea, Austria 1991 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 2004 Great Ape Subsection of the Primate Specialist Group, USA 2006 Honorary Member, Ewha Academy of Arts and Sciences, Republic of Korea 2006 Member of the International Primatological Society, USA Honorary Degrees 1975 LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Penn., USA 1979 Stirling University, Stirling, Scotland, UK 1986 Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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