Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2005) Winner
Joan Roughgarden
ジョーン・ラフガーデン
Jōn Rafugāden
Aliases:
Jonathan Roughgarden
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-03-13 （Paterson, New Jersey）
- Died
- n/a （n/a）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Paterson, New Jersey → Rochester, New York → Boston, Massachusetts → Stanford, California → Hawaii
Career
- Occupations
- ecologist, evolutionary biologist
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Stanford University, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
- Memberships
- Ecological Society of America
- Influenced
- Jonathan Losos
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester | — | Department of Biology | Bachelor of Science | — | United States |
| University of Rochester | — | Department of Philosophy | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Department of Biology | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
with Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa
University of Rochester
Department of Philosophy
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
with highest honors
Harvard University
Department of Biology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Thesis: Implications of density dependent natural selection
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stonewall Book Award | Evolution's Rainbow | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Dinkelspiel Award | — | Undergraduate Teaching | Stanford University | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
| 1985 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェロー |
Stonewall Book Award
2005
Work:
Evolution's Rainbow
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Dinkelspiel Award
1995
Category:
Undergraduate Teaching
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
Guggenheim Fellowship
1985
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェロー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender and Sexuality in Nature and People
2004 Non-fictionAnalyzes biological influences on human sexuality and gender identity, critiques sexual selection with diverse animal mating examples.
Critique of sexual selectionSexual diversityGender
The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness
2009 Non-fictionPresents social selection as alternative to sexual selection, critiques selfish gene, emphasizes cooperation.
Social selectionCooperationEvolution
Theory of Population Genetics and Evolutionary Ecology: an Introduction
1979 TextbookTextbook on ecological and evolutionary theory.
Population geneticsEvolutionary ecology
Anolis Lizards of the Caribbean: Ecology, Evolution and Plate Tectonics
1995 Non-fictionStudies coevolution and interspecific competition in Caribbean Anolis lizards.
Interspecific competitionAdaptive radiation
Ram-2050
2015 Science fictionScience-fiction retelling of the Ramayana.
Science fictionMyth retelling
Bibliography
- Evolution's Rainbow
- The Genial Gene
- Evolution and Christian Faith
- Primer of Ecological Theory
- Anolis Lizards of the Caribbean
- Theory of Population Genetics and Evolutionary Ecology
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Logical and argumentativeHeavy use of mathematical models
- Recurring Motifs
- Cooperation and socialityCritique of sexual selectionHolobionts
Legacy
Contributions to ecology and evolutionary biology including Anolis competition, intertidal recruitment, critique of sexual selection, social selection theory, holobiont evolution. Advocate for sexual diversity as transgender scientist. Reconciles Christianity and evolution.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Trivia
- Came out as transgender in 1998 on her 52nd birthday via website.
- Authored science fiction novel Ram-2050 retelling Ramayana.
- Science paper on social selection drew 10 critical letters from 40 scientists.