Nina J. Karnovsky
Nina J. Karnovsky is an American ecologist and ornithologist.[1] She is the Willard George Halstead Zoology Professor of Biology at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Karnovsky attended Wesleyan University. She loved the liberal arts and the philosophy of science offerings there but disliked science courses and petitioned out of her required ones.[2] She ended up majoring in science and society.[2] After college, she taught children at the Point Blue Bird Observatory, a field station at Point Reyes.[2] She earned a master's degree at Montana State University, where she studied Antarctic birds, and a doctorate at the University of California, Irvine, where she studied Arctic birds.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Karnovsky sought to teach smaller classes where she could get to know her students better,[2] and began teaching at Pomona College in 2004 as a terrestrial biologist.[1] In 2022, she was a recipient of Pomona College's 2022 Wig Distinguished Professor awards.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Nina J. Karnovsky". Pomona College. May 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Vest, Patty; Wood, Mark. "Mentorship Stories: Nina Karnovsky and Charlotte Chang '10". Sagecast (Podcast). Pomona College. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Claremont, Pomona College 333 N. College Way; Ca 91711 (May 16, 2022). "Seven Faculty Members Receive Wig Distinguished Professor Award | Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College". www.pomona.edu. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Faculty page at Pomona College
- Karnovsky lab website
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