Deborah Lynn Steinberg (7 October 1961 – 6 February 2017) was a British-based American academic, author, educator and sociologist. [1] [2] [3] She was a Professor of Gender, Culture and Media Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. [3]
Steinberg was born and brought up in Los Angeles, the daughter of Irwin Steinberg, a radiologist, and his wife, Maxine (née Beckerman) Steinberg, a lawyer. [2] [3] She had a BA in Women's Studies from the University of California, Berkeley; an MA from the University of Kent, and a PhD from the University of Birmingham. [3] [4]
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, but was given the all clear in 2013. [3] However, the disease returned the following year. [3] She continued to work until incapacitated by the disease, and died in 2017, aged 55. [2] [3]
Deborah Lynn Steinberg (7 October 1961 – 6 February 2017) was a British-based American academic, author, educator and sociologist. [1] [2] [3] She was a Professor of Gender, Culture and Media Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. [3]
Steinberg was born and brought up in Los Angeles, the daughter of Irwin Steinberg, a radiologist, and his wife, Maxine (née Beckerman) Steinberg, a lawyer. [2] [3] She had a BA in Women's Studies from the University of California, Berkeley; an MA from the University of Kent, and a PhD from the University of Birmingham. [3] [4]
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, but was given the all clear in 2013. [3] However, the disease returned the following year. [3] She continued to work until incapacitated by the disease, and died in 2017, aged 55. [2] [3]