Elliot Tucker-Drob
Born
Elliot Max Tucker-Drob
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornell University
University of Virginia
Spouses
Barbara Drob
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(m. 2021)​
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    (m. 2010⁠–⁠2017)​
    AwardsMax Planck-Humboldt Medal (2019)
    Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship (2018–2020)
    Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (2017)
    Janet Taylor Spence Award (2017)
    Fuller and Scott Award (2015)
    Scientific career
    FieldsDevelopmental psychology
    Cognitive aging
    Behavioral genetics
    Statistical genetics
    Psychiatric genetics
    InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin
    ThesisGlobal and Domain-Specific Longitudinal Cognitive Changes Throughout Adulthood (2009)
    Doctoral advisorTimothy Salthouse

    Elliot Max Tucker-Drob is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a Professor of Psychiatry, a faculty research associate at the Population Research Center, a faculty research associate at the Center for Aging and Population Studies, and director of the Lifespan Development Lab. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Texas Twin Project. He is known for his research in the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive aging, behavioral genetics, and statistical genetics.[1][2] This has included research on the effects of education and socioeconomic status on children's cognitive development and academic achievement; cognitive aging and dementia; the genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders; and the development of Genomic Structural Equation Modelling, a statistical framework for the multivariate analysis of genome-wide association study data.[3][4][5]

    References

    1. ↑ "Elliot Tucker-Drob". UT College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
    2. ↑ "People". Lifespan Development Lab. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
    3. ↑ Shellenbarger, Sue (2018-12-24). "The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
    4. ↑ Jaffe, Eric (2015-12-18). "Poverty's Role in Intellectual Development". CityLab. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
    5. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2013-01-16). "If You Are Reading This Article, Your Kid Probably Doesn't Need Preschool". Slate. Retrieved 2019-05-24.


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