Richard J. Rose (born March 19, 1935)[1] is an American psychologist and behavioral geneticist. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington and of Medical & Molecular Genetics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1964, where he was advised by David T. Lykken.[2] A founding member of the Behavior Genetics Association,[3] he served as its president in 1999 and received its Dobzhansky Award in 2007.[4] He is known for his research using twins to study human behavioral traits such as alcoholism[5] and IQ.[6] This included working as a consultant on the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart in the 1970s.[7] He began collaborating with scientists at the University of Helsinki in 1984, and received an honorary doctorate from this university in 2009.[8]
Richard J. Rose | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1935 |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | Twin studies |
| Awards | Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Behavior genetics Molecular genetics Psychology |
| Institutions | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Thesis | Preliminary study of three indicants of arousal: measurement, interrelationships, and clinical correlates (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | David T. Lykken |
References edit
- ^ "Rose, Richard J., 1935-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ^ Segal, Nancy L. (2012-06-18). Born Together—Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study. Harvard University Press. p. 355. ISBN 9780674065154.
- ^ "Richard J. Rose Biography" (PDF). University of Oulu. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Historical table of BGA Meetings". Behavior Genetics Association. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Teen drinking predicts adult alcoholism". Futurity. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "New light on genes and IQ from twin studies". New Scientist. Reed Business Information. 1979-09-20. p. 868. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ Chen, Edwin (1979-12-09). "TWINS REARED APART: A LIVING LAB". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Rose receives honorary doctorate". PsychNotes. 2009. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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