William Iacono

William G. Iacono
Born William George Iacono
Nationality American
Education Carnegie Mellon University
University of Minnesota
Known for Minnesota Twin Family Study
Awards 2008 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research[1]
Scientific career
Fields Behavior genetics
Clinical psychology
Psychophysiology
Institutions University 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 advisor David T. Lykken
Doctoral students S. Alexandra Burt

William George Iacono is an American psychologist known for his research using behavior genetic 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). doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00975.x. ISSN 0048-5772.
  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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