DeFries, John C

Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Psychology and Neuroscience

Research Areas

Research

research overview

My current research employs the multiple regression analysis of data from selected twin pairs and their siblings to assess the genetic and environmental etiologies of reading difficulties.

keywords

Quantitative genetics, behavioral genetics, multiple regression analysis of twin data (DeFries-Fulker Analysis)

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1961
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1958
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1956

awards and honors

Fellow, conferred by Association for Psychological Science, 2013
Distinguished Research Lectureship, conferred by Research & Innovation Office, 2002
AAAS Fellow, conferred by American Association for the Advancement of Science, The, 1994

International Activities

geographic focus

Australia Country
Japan Country
Netherlands Country
United Kingdom Country