Stephen Maxson
Stephen C. Maxson | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (S.B., 1960; Ph.D., 1966)[1] |
| Awards | 1998 Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Behavior genetics Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut |
| Thesis | The effect of genotype on brain mechanisms involved in audiogenic seizure susceptibility (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Benson E. Ginsburg |
Stephen Clark Maxson is an American behavior geneticist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut.[2] He first joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1969 as an assistant professor.[3] He is known for his research on the link between aggression and the Y chromosome in mice, for which he received the Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association in 1998.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Class News". University of Chicago Magazine. October 1998. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Stephen Maxson". University of Connecticut Phonebook. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Emeritus psychology professor was among first to study behavior genetics". University of Connecticut Advance. 2006-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Genetics researcher honored". University of Connecticut Advance. 1998-09-07. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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