William Iacono

William G. Iacono
Born
William George Iacono
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarnegie Mellon University
University of Minnesota
Known forMinnesota Twin Family Study
Awards2008 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research[1]
Scientific career
FieldsBehavior genetics
Clinical psychology
Psychophysiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Thesis Individual differences in smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements and manual tracking performance in monozygotic twins: Some implications for schizophrenia  (1978)
Doctoral advisorDavid T. Lykken
Doctoral studentsS. Alexandra Burt

William George Iacono is an American psychologist known for his research in behavior genetics. He uses methodologies such as twin and adoption studies, to study the development of common mental disorders and substance abuse.

He has also researched the relationship between substance use and cognitive impairment among adolescents.

He is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he is also the co-director, with Matt McGue, of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research.

Before joining the faculty of the University of Minnesota in 1985, he was an associate professor at the University of British Columbia.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Miller, Gregory A. (March 2010). "For distinguished contributions to psychophysiology: William G. Iacono". Psychophysiology. 47 (4): 603–14. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00975.x. ISSN 0048-5772. PMID 20230511.
  2. ^ "William G. Iacono, PhD". Center for Neurobehavioral Development. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ dtrexel (2015-09-04). "Iacono, William". University of Minnesota Law School. Retrieved 2018-06-25.


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