Matt McGue is an American
behavior geneticist and
Regents Professor of psychology at the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
, where he co-directs the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research.
Career
McGue received his B.A. in psychology (minor: mathematics) from the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
in 1975 and his Ph.D. from the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
in 1981. After completing his Ph.D. he was an instructor and later assistant professor at the
Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,260 students, 604 of which are pursuing a medical degree with ...
until 1985. He returned to the University of Minnesota and eventually became full professor there in 1992.
He was elected president of the
Behavior Genetics Association in 2002
and was president of the
International Society for Twin Studies from 2008 to 2010.
References
External links
Matt McGueUniversity of Minnesota
Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics with Matt McGue(
Coursera
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)
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17-topic course on Behavioral Genetics taught at University of Minnesota in fall 2020Distinguished Contributor Interviewat a meeting of the
International Society for Intelligence Research
The International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR) is a scientific society for researchers in human intelligence. It was founded by Douglas K. Detterman of Case Western Reserve University in 2000.
The society advocates for ongoing suppo ...
, July 2022]
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American psychologists
Behavior geneticists
People from Oakland, California
University of Minnesota alumni
University of Minnesota faculty
University of California, Berkeley alumni
American geneticists
Washington University School of Medicine faculty