Joan E. Strassmann
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Joan E. Strassmann is an
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evolutionary biologist Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes such as natural selection, common descent, and speciation that produced the diversity of life on Earth. In the 1930s, the discipline of evolutionary biol ...
and the Charles Rebstock Professor of
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at the
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. She is known for her work on
social evolution Social evolution may refer to: *Social change *Sociocultural evolution, the change of cultures and societies over time *Sociobiology, explaining social behavior in terms of evolution *Cultural evolution Cultural evolution is an evolutionary theor ...
and particularly how
cooperation Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English and, with a varied usage along time, coöperation) takes place when a group of organisms works or acts together for a collective benefit to the group as opposed to working in competition ...
prospers in the face of
evolutionary conflict In evolutionary biology, an evolutionary arms race is an ongoing struggle between competing sets of co-evolving genes, phenotypic and behavioral traits that develop escalating adaptations and counter-adaptations against each other, resembling the ...
s. Her dissertation research explored theories of
social behavior Social behavior is behavior among two or more organisms within the same species, it encompasses any behavior in which one member affects another. Social behavior can be seen as similar to an exchange of goods, with the expectation that when you ...
and
evolution Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...
using individually marked social wasps in wild colonies. In 2011, Strassmann joined the Biology Department of
Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for George Washington, the university spans 355 acres across its Danforth ...
. after leaving Rice University where she worked for the previous 31 years. Strassman earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the
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and a Ph.D. in
zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...
from the University of Texas. She is a member of the
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(2013). She has received a
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(2004), was elected a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society (2002), the
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(2004), and the
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(2008), and served as president of the Animal Behavior Society (2012). Dr. Strassmann has a blog where she shares her beliefs on teaching, learning, and science. She believes that Wikipedia is a good resource for learning and teaching. Dr. Strassmann has also addressed the need for diversity among academicians.


Honors

*Fellow, Animal Behavior Society, 2002 *Fellow,
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, 2004 *Fellow,
American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other ...
, 2008 *Member,
National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...
, 2013


References


External links

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Strassman's profile on Washington University in St. Louis
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