Rachel N. Levin (born 1953 or 1954)[1] is an American neurobiologist and ornithologist who studies animal sexual behavior.[2] She is the William A. Hilton Professor of Zoology at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[3]
Rachel N. Levin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Alma mater | Antioch College, Cornell University |
| Known for | Animal sexual behaviour |
Early life and education
editLevin studied biology and psychology at Antioch College, and then obtained a doctoral degree in neurobiology and behavior from Cornell University.[4] She switched from studying communication among chimpanzees to birds because the chimpanzees kept finding and taking apart the devices she used to record and make vocalizations.[5]
Career
editLevin did postdoctoral research at the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama beginning in 1982,[6] where she observed the bay wren and pioneered the study of bird song duets.[1][5]
She began teaching at Pomona College in 1991.[3]
She became interested in transgender identity after a former student introduced her to the field, and she became frustrated by its outdated perspective.[5]
In 2024, she was promoted to an endowed chair.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hudson, Berkley (September 30, 1993). "Tweet Music : Researcher Studies Links Between Bird Song and Male-Female Behavior". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel N. Levin". Pomona College. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Thomsen, Marilyn (May 22, 2024). "Faculty in Biology, History and Physics Named to Endowed Professorships". Pomona College. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Levin". Trans Bodies. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Takahashi, Alexis (January 16, 2016). "Biologist Rachel Levin Talks Transgender Research, Scientific Literacy, and Being an Activist-Scientist". Free Radicals. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Levin". PLAYA. February 22, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Faculty page at Pomona College
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