Eleanor Sterling

Eleanor Sterling

Biography

Dr. Eleanor J. Sterling is director of the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. She earned her Ph.D. in anthropology and forestry and environmental studies at Yale University. Dr. Sterling has spent more than 15 years in Africa, Asia and Latin America, undertaking field research projects on the ecology, biogeography, and conservation of primates and other animals. She has developed national and international environmental education programs and has worked for several international conservation organizations in both the United States and Africa. In addition, she has substantial experience in training teachers, students, and U.S. Peace Corps volunteers in biodiversity conservation and environmental education. For the past five years, she has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, where she teaches classes in conservation biology (undergraduate, graduate, and adult education). Dr. Sterling was recently elected to the board of governors of the Society for Conservation Biology

Relevant Publications

Wyner Y., R. Absher, G. Amato, E. Sterling, R. Stumpf, Y. Rumpler, and R. DeSalle. 1999. Species concepts and the determination of historic gene flow patterns in the Eulemur fulvus (brown lemur) complex. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 66:39-56

Wyner, Y., I. Porton, G. Amato, E. Sterling, H. Morland, and R. Desalle. 1998. Genetic analysis of the captive black and white ruffed lemur ssp population for reintroduction into the Betampona Nature Reserve. International Primatological Society meetings.

Gibbs, J., Malcolm Hunter, and Eleanor J. Sterling. 1998. Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management: Exercises for Class, Field, and Laboratory. Malden, MA : Blackwell Science .

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