John K. Hewitt
| John K. Hewitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Keith Hewitt July 14, 1952 Hampshire, England |
| Residence | Boulder, Colorado |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields |
Psychology Behavioral genetics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Alma mater |
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of London University of Birmingham |
| Thesis | The Genetic Control of Activity, Reactivity and Learning in a Population of Wild Rats (rattus Norvegicus). (1978) |
| Academic advisors | David Fulker, Lindon Eaves |
| Notable awards | Dobzhansky Award (2008), James Shields Award (2016) |
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, where he directs the Institute for Behavioral Genetics. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996.
Hewitt is the editor of the journal Behavior Genetics and past 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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