John K. Hewitt

John K. Hewitt
Born John Keith Hewitt
(1952-07-14)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

  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. ISSN 0001-8244. doi:10.1007/s10519-008-9226-z.


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