Debra K. Moskovits, Ph.D. Debra Moskovits is The Field Museum’s Senior Vice President of Environment, Culture, and Conservation (ECCo) and Director of Environmental and Conservation Programs (ECP), which she helped launch in 1994. Dr. Moskovits began her scientific work studying the behavioral ecology of birds, primates, and tortoises—primarily in the tropics. After joining the museum staff in 1985, she developed public exhibitions on ecology, evolution, and conservation. She now dedicates her work to leading the team in the Museum that translates rigorous biological and anthropological science into action for conservation and the well-being of people living in and around biologically rich areas. ECCo is a new division of science at the Museum that encompasses two efforts begun during the museum’s centennial celebration: Environmental and Conservation Programs and the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC). Both explore ways in which the Museum can direct its wealth of knowledge—in its century-strong collections, its biological and cultural inventory expertise, and its communication skills—into conservation of diversity. The work of Dr. Moskovits and her team has yielded impressive results, including the creation of national parks, the development of conservation programs with indigenous communities, and the formation of broad partnerships for conservation. In just five years, ECCo and its collaborators spearheaded the protection of 22 million acres of intact tracts of Andean foothills and Amazonian rainforests. In Chicago Dr. Moskovits was among the leading organizers of Chicago Wilderness, a coalition of diverse and determined institutions devoted to the restoration of the globally important remnants of tallgrass prairie, oak savanna, and prairie wetlands that survive in the metropolis. ECCo remains a strong leader in Chicago Wilderness. Dr. Moskovits received her B.A. with high honors from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in Biology from The University of Chicago. Her thesis was on the ecology and behavior of tortoises in Amazonian Brazil. |
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