Deborah Jacobvitz

Deborah Bea Jacobvitz is an American ecologist. She holds the Phyllis L. Richards Endowed Professorship at University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Deborah Jacobvitz
Born
Spouse(s)
Jerry Manheimer
(
m. 1994)
Academic background
EducationB.A., 1981, University of California, Berkeley
PhD., University of Minnesota
ThesisThe early caregiver-child relationship and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in school children
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin

Early life

Jacobvitz was raised by mother Jeanne Jacobvitz and step-father Jack Davidson. She grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico with three other siblings.[2] She attended ElDorado High School and graduated with straight As.[3]

Career

After earning her PhD, Jacobvitz joined the Department of Human Ecology, Child Development and Family Relationships at the University of Texas at Austin as an Assistant Professor. In 2008, she was appointed the chairperson of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the newly established School of Human Ecology.[4]

References

  1. "Deborah B. Jacobvitz". utexas.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. "DAVIDSON". obits.abqjournal.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. "ElDorado lists all-A students". Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque. February 13, 1976. p. 52.
  4. "School of Human Ecology Established". cns.utexas.edu. October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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