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.
John K. Hewitt | |
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| Born | John Keith Hewitt July 14, 1952 |
| 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 |
Career
editHewitt 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
edit- ^ "John Hewitt - Institute for Behavioral Genetics". colorado.edu. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Historical table of BGA Annual Meetings". bga.org. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- John K. Hewitt Institute for Behavioral Genetics
- John K. Hewitt publications indexed by Google Scholar
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