Ruth Buskirk

{{Short description|American biologist}}

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Ruth Buskirk is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin.{{cite web|url=http://www.bio.utexas.edu/faculty/buskirk/ |title=Ruth Buskirk home |website=Bio.utexas.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-03-13}} She has served on the university's faculty for over twenty five years{{cite web|url=http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/mm/costarica-planII |title=Costa Rica | Land Use Issues in Rainforest Conservation | International Office |website=World.utexas.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-03-13}} and is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Biology.{{cite web|url=https://cns.utexas.edu/news/ruth-buskirk-spiderwoman-and-inspirer |title=Ruth Buskirk: Biologist and Teacher |website=Cns.utexas.edu |date=2014-02-03 |accessdate=2016-03-13}} She holds the Worthington Endowed Professorship for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in Plan II.