John K. Hewitt
| John K. Hewitt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Keith Hewitt July 14, 1952 Hampshire, England |
| Residence | Boulder, Colorado |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields |
Psychology Behavioral genetics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Alma mater |
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of London University of Birmingham |
| Thesis | The Genetic Control of Activity, Reactivity and Learning in a Population of Wild Rats (rattus Norvegicus). (1978) |
| Academic advisors | David Fulker, Lindon Eaves |
| Notable awards | Dobzhansky Award (2008), James Shields Award (2016) |
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, where he directs the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.[1] He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.
Career
Hewitt is the editor of the journal Behavior Genetics and past president of the Behavior Genetics Association.[2][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
- ↑ "John Hewitt - Institute for Behavioral Genetics". colorado.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Behavior Genetics (Editorial Board)". springer.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical table of BGA Meetings". bga.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Awards Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association". Behavior Genetics. 38 (6): 657–657. 2008. doi:10.1007/s10519-008-9226-z. ISSN 0001-8244.
External links
- John K. Hewitt Institute for Behavioral Genetics
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