Jane Stewart

Jane Stewart is a Canadian neuroscientist who has been active in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology. She is a professor emerita at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Career Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and biology from Queen's University in 1956, and PhD in psychology in 1959 from the University of London, England. She then started working for Ayerst Pharmaceuticals (now a subsidiary of Wyeth) in Montreal and subsequently joined Concordia University in 1962, where she served as chair of the Department of Psychology (1969–1974) and director of the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (1990–1997). the motivational effects of drugs, circadian rhythms, antidepressant and antipsychotic drug action, and sexual behavior.

Honors Stewart was awarded an honorary degree from Queen's University and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. (cited over 600 times) (cited over 400 times) (cited over 350 times) (cited over 300 times)