Richard J. Rose Explained

Richard J. Rose
Birth Date:19 March 1935
Fields:Behavior genetics
Molecular genetics
Psychology
Workplaces:Indiana University Bloomington
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota
Thesis Title:Preliminary study of three indicants of arousal: measurement, interrelationships, and clinical correlates
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Thesis Year:1964
Doctoral Advisor:David T. Lykken
Known For:Twin studies
Awards:Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association (2007)
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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]

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  1. Web site: Rose, Richard J., 1935- . Library of Congress Name Authority File . 2018-10-06.
  2. Book: Segal, Nancy L. . Born Together—Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study . 2012-06-18 . Harvard University Press . 9780674065154 . 355 . en.
  3. Web site: Richard J. Rose Biography . University of Oulu . 2018-10-05.
  4. Web site: Historical table of BGA Meetings . Behavior Genetics Association . en-US . 2018-10-05.
  5. Web site: Teen drinking predicts adult alcoholism . 2011-02-16 . Futurity . en-US . 2018-10-05.
  6. 1979-09-20 . New light on genes and IQ from twin studies . New Scientist . en . Reed Business Information . 868 . 2018-10-05.
  7. News: TWINS REARED APART: A LIVING LAB . Chen . Edwin . 1979-12-09 . The New York Times . 2018-10-05 . en.
  8. Web site: Rose receives honorary doctorate . 2009 . PsychNotes . 2018-10-05.