Elliot Tucker-Drob
Elliot Tucker-Drob | |
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| Born | Elliot Max Tucker-Drob |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Cornell University University of Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Paige Harden (2010–2017) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Awards | Max Planck-Humboldt Medal (2019) Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship (2018–2020) Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (2017) Janet Taylor Spence Award (2017) Fuller and Scott Award (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Developmental psychology Behavioral genetics Statistical genetics |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | Global and Domain-Specific Longitudinal Cognitive Changes Throughout Adulthood (2009) |
| Doctoral advisors | Timothy Salthouse John R. Nesselroade Eric Turkheimer |
Elliot Max Tucker-Drob is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a faculty research associate at the Population Research Center and director of the Lifespan Development Lab. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Texas Twin Project. He is known for his research in the fields of developmental psychology, behavioral genetics, and statistical genetics.[2][3] This has included research on the effects of education and socioeconomic status on children's intelligence and academic achievement.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (6 September 2021). "Can Progressives Be Convinced That Genetics Matters?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Elliot Tucker-Drob". UT College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "People". Lifespan Development Lab. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Shellenbarger, Sue (2018-12-24). "The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Jaffe, Eric (2015-12-18). "Poverty's Role in Intellectual Development". CityLab. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2013-01-16). "If You Are Reading This Article, Your Kid Probably Doesn't Need Preschool". Slate. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
External links[]
- Faculty page
- Elliot Tucker-Drob publications indexed by Google Scholar
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