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Stephen C. Maxson
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (S.B., 1960; Ph.D., 1966)[1]
Awards1998 Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association
Scientific career
FieldsBehavior genetics
Psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Connecticut
Thesis The effect of genotype on brain mechanisms involved in audiogenic seizure susceptibility  (1966)
Doctoral advisorBenson E. Ginsburg

Stephen Clark Maxson is an American behavior geneticist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut.[2] He first joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1969 as an assistant professor.[3] He is known for his research on the link between aggression and the Y chromosome in mice, for which he received the Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association in 1998.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Class News". University of Chicago Magazine. October 1998. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ "Stephen Maxson". University of Connecticut Phonebook. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ "Emeritus psychology professor was among first to study behavior genetics". University of Connecticut Advance. 2006-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ^ "Genetics researcher honored". University of Connecticut Advance. 1998-09-07. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.