John K. Hewitt

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John K. Hewitt
Born
John Keith Hewitt

(1952-07-14)July 14, 1952
Hampshire, England
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of London
University of Birmingham
Awards Dobzhansky Award (2008), James Shields Award (2016)
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Behavioral genetics
Institutions University of Colorado Boulder
Thesis The Genetic Control of Activity, Reactivity and Learning in a Population of Wild Rats (rattus Norvegicus).  (1978)
Academic advisors David Fulker, Lindon Eaves

John Keith Hewitt (born July 14, 1952) is a British-American behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics. [1] He was the Director of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics from 2000 - 2021. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.

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Career

Hewitt was the editor-in-chief of the journal Behavior Genetics (2001–2025) [2] and president of the Behavior Genetics Association. [3] He received the Dobzhansky Award of the Behavioral Genetics Association in 2008 and the James Shields Award of the International Society for Twin Studies in 2016. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "John Hewitt - Institute for Behavioral Genetics". colorado.edu. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hewitt, John K. (November 2024). "Two Decades of Accomplishment and Progress in Behavior Genetics". Behavior Genetics. 54 (6): 441–442. doi: 10.1007/s10519-024-10200-2 .
  3. ↑ "Historical table of BGA Annual Meetings". bga.org. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Awards Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association". Behavior Genetics. 38 (6): 657. 2008. doi:10.1007/s10519-008-9226-z. ISSN   0001-8244. S2CID   189844223.
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