| First Name |
Paul
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| Middle Name |
A.
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| Last Name |
Garber
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| Full Name at Birth |
Paul A. Garber
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| Alternative Name |
Paul A. Garber, Professor Garber, Professor Paul A.Garber, Paul Garber PhD, Paul Garber Ph.D, Professor Paul Garber, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Emeritus at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Emeritus Paul A Garber, Paul A. Garber PhD Department of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, ''Paul Garber - Professor of Anthropology and LAS Global Studies'', Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology and Conservation Biology, Primata Field Course Head teacher, Dr. Paul A. Garber
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| Birthplace |
United States
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Distinctive Feature |
''A career studying primates has blossomed Into a deep passion for activism''..., Former editor of the 'American Journal of Primatology'..., Believes human consumption patterns are driving primates to the brink of extinction..., Believes commodity production, extraction, and consumption are taking a heavy toll on key primates habitats around the world..., Coedited 12 books or special journal issues, published over 200 scientific articles on primates, and has taught primate field courses in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, and China..., Conducted field research on primate behavior, ecology, cognition, spatial memory, reproductive strategies, and conservation in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and China...
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
[1975-79] Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (PhD in Anthropology), [1969-73] City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York (BA in Anthropology), [1973-75] New York University, New York, New York (MA in Anthropology)
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| Occupation Text |
Primatologist, biological anthropologist, author & animal activist
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| Occupation |
Anthropologist
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| Claim to Fame |
Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology and Conservation Biology
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Biological Anthropology, Primatology, Nonhuman Primate Behavior, Ecology, Cognition, Reproduction, Human Behavior, Human Biology, Human Evolution, Anthropology, Conservation biology, Behavioral Ecology, Phylogenomics of mammals, Global Patterns of Primate Conservation, Biodiversity & Conservation, Zoology, Ecology and Evolution, Wildlife Conservation, Animal Behavior, Community Ecology, Animal activism, Human consumption threatens primate extinction, South American Primates, Spatial Memory, Reproductive Strategies, Primate Behavior
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| Year(s) Active |
2008 > (Executive Editor: of the American Journal of Primatology), ???? > (Director of Research and Education: La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica), ???? > (Director: Ometepe Biological Field Station, Nicaragua), 1980 > 87 (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois), 2017 > (Award: 'American Society of Primatologists Distinguished Primatologist Award'), 2010-11 (Interim Head: Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois), 2001-06 (Head: Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois), 2001-03 (University Scholar: University of Illinois), 2000 > (Faculty: Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois), 1997 > (Full Professor: Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois), 1991-93 (Associate Head: Department of Anthropology), 1987 > (Associate Professor: Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois), 1987 > (Appointed: to Campus Honors Faculty), 1980 > (Core Faculty: for the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois), 1979-80 (Visiting Instructor: in Physical Anthropology, Purdue University, West), 2009 > (Award: Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement, University of Illinois, Urbana), 2010 > (LAS Executive Committee: University of Illinois), 2008-09 (Chair, LAS Courses and Curriculum Committee, University of Illinois)
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| Associated Acts |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington University in St. Louis, Primate Field Course, La Suerte Biological Field School
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| Pets |
Alejandro Estrada (colleague), Dr. Nicola Schiel (colleague), Dr. Antonio Souto, Dr. Cory Miller, Dr. Júlio César Bicca-Marques, Dr. Christini Barbosa Caselli, María Fernanda de la Fuente MSc, Filipa Abreu MSc, Dr. Ripan Malhi, Elizabeth Mallott
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| Favorite Places |
Costa Rica, Gies College of Business, Illinois, USA, Nicaragua, Amazon Rainforest, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, China, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Caribbean
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| Favorite Foods |
Beer
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Paul Garber is a primatologist and the author and editor of several books and articles about primates. He is a professor at the University of Illinois. He is editor of the American Journal of Primatology and director of research and education at La Suerte Biological Field School in Costa Rica. Books he has authored or edited include New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects), On the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in Groups and Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates.
