Jay Joseph

Jay Joseph
Born James Jay Joseph
(1959-04-13) April 13, 1959
Nationality American
Education University of California, Berkeley
New College of California
California School of Professional Psychology
Known for Criticism of human behavior genetics
Scientific career
Fields Clinical psychology
Thesis A critical analysis of the genetic theory of schizophrenia (2000)
Doctoral advisor Samuel Gerson

James Jay Joseph (born April 13, 1959)[1] is an American clinical psychologist and author. He practices psychology in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he has lived for over twenty-five years.[2][3] He is known for his criticisms of behavior genetics and twin studies in psychology and psychiatry.[2] His view, as he articulated in his 2003 book The Gene Illusion, is that such research is so flawed as to render all of its results completely meaningless.[4][5]

Biography

Joseph received his undergraduate education from the University of California, Berkeley. He went on to receive his master's degree from the New College of California in 1994 and his Psy.D from the California School of Professional Psychology in 2000. He received his license to practice psychology in California in 2003.[3]

Books

  • The Gene Illusion (Algora, 2004)
  • The Missing Gene (Algora, 2006)
  • The Trouble with Twin Studies (Routledge, 2015)
  • Schizophrenia and Genetics (BookBaby, 2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Joseph, Jay". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  2. 1 2 Holdsworth, Richard (2003). "Richard Holdsworth reviews The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology Under the Microscope by Jay Joseph". Human Nature Review. 3: 416–421.
  3. 1 2 "Practice". Jay Joseph's website. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  4. ↑ Newnes, Craig (January 2004). "Not at all in the genes". The Psychologist. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Kas. "Mental Illness: It's Not in Your Genes". Big Think. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

Further reading

  • Leo, Jonathan (11 January 2018). "Memo to the newest generation of gene hunters: read Jay Joseph". Psychosis. 10 (1): 58–61. doi:10.1080/17522439.2017.1422009.


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