John K. Hewitt

John K. Hewitt
Born John Keith Hewitt
(1952-07-14)July 14, 1952
Hampshire, England
Citizenship United States
Fields Psychology
Behavioral genetics
Institutions University of Colorado at Boulder
Alma mater University of London
University of Birmingham
Thesis The Genetic Control of Activity, Reactivity and Learning in a Population of Wild Rats (rattus Norvegicus). (1978)
Notable awards Dobzhansky Award (2008)

John Keith Hewitt (born July 14, 1952) is a British-American behavior geneticist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado at 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 in 2008.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "John Hewitt - Institute for Behavioral Genetics". colorado.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Behavior Genetics (Editorial Board)". springer.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Historical table of BGA Meetings". bga.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.

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