John K. Hewitt
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Born
July 14, 1952
John Keith Hewitt
July 14, 1952
CitizenshipUnited States
AlmamaterInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of London
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
AwardsDobzhansky Award (2008), James Shields Award (2016)
John K. Hewitt | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
