David Crews
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| Born | David Pafford Crews April 18, 1947 Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Psychology, Zoology, Animal Behavior |
| Institutions | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Alma mater | The University of Maryland, Rutgers University |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel S. Lehrman, Jay S. Rosenblatt |
| Known for | Animal behavior, reproductive behavior, sexual differentiation, neuroendocrinology and translational epigenetics |
David Crews is the Ashbel Smith Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been a pioneer in several areas of reproductive biology, including evolution of sexual behavior and differentiation, neural and phenotypic plasticity, and the role of endocrine disruptors on brain and behavior.
The Nobel Laureate Niko Tinbergen posited that to understand the behavior of any animal (including humans) requires analysis of its Ontogeny (development within the individual), Causation (mechanism underlying the display), Ecology (adaptive significance), and Evolution (change through time). Dr. Crews strives to utilize all four elements in his research, and exemplifies how a comparative, interdisciplinary approach can integrate molecular through evolutionary levels of analysis. His field and laboratory research has revealed how the causal mechanisms and functional outcomes of reproductive processes operate at each level of biological organization while, at the same time, illuminating the relations among the levels.
David Pafford Crews was born April 18, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida. As a child, most of his time involved reading, fishing and “catching critters.” These experiences influenced his life's work, and led to the foundation of Reptile Conservation International.
Growing up in a military family, he spent his childhood at multiple Air Force bases across the globe. This effectively meant that he was in a new school each year and promptly failed most of his coursework due to lack of interest. Because of his low performance in school, he was not accepted to any university in the United States. Fortunately, his father was transferred to Germany and, as a dependent, entitled to enroll at the Munich Campus of the University of Maryland. College proved interesting and, in 1967, he transferred to the College Park campus, graduating with a B.A. (Psychology and Sociology majors) in 1969. Following a summer as a Research Assistant at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the Department of Experimental Psychology sponsored by William Hodos, he decided to pursue a degree in Psychology.
Dr. Crews received a Ph.D. in Psychobiology as a National Institute of Mental Health Predoctoral Trainee at the Institute of Animal Behavior at Rutgers University in 1973 under the mentorship of Daniel S. Lehrman and Jay S. Rosenblatt. He completed a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship mentored by Paul Licht at the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley until 1975. This was followed by a NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship with Ernest E. Williams at Harvard University.
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