John K. Hewitt
Behavioral geneticist from Hampshire, England
About John K. Hewitt
Born 1952. John K. Hewitt is an American psychologist and behavior geneticist.
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. He was the Director of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics from 2000 - 2021. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.
Career Hewitt was the editor-in-chief of the journal Behavior Genetics (2001–2025) and president of the Behavior Genetics Association. 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.
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Who is John K. Hewitt?
Behavioral geneticist from Hampshire, England
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John K. Hewitt was born on 14 July 1952 in Hampshire.
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John K. Hewitt is a psychologist and behavior geneticist.
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John K. Hewitt is American.
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