Matt McGue Named Regents Professor
It's a great pleasure for me to tell you that Professor Matt McGue has been named a University of Minnesota Regents Professor. This is the highest honor the University bestows on its faculty. Only those faculty with the most major academic accomplishments are eligible.
We all congratulate Matt for this splendid honor and recognition.
Have a look at the University press release at
http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070612_3366&page=UMNN
The press release says:
"Matt McGue, a professor in the department of psychology, is internationally renowned in the fields of behavioral and epidemiological genetics and is considered to be the world leader in the application of sophisticated behavior genetic methods to address critical questions about why humans differ in significant psychological characteristics such as personality, intelligence and psychopathology. His earlier work demonstrated the link between schizophrenia and multiple genes and recently he has used innovative research designs and landmark longitudinal studies to understand human behavioral development. These studies were the basis for a very influential model that shows how individual risk and family rearing practices lead to addiction, how genetic and experiential factors contribute to longevity and mental health in old age and how inherited factors influence the development of differences in many adult behaviors.
He has provided leadership at the departmental, university, national and international level and has served on many committees within the institution. He served as the director of the Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences Program for ten years, and as associate department chair and then department chair. McGue is the recipient of several awards, including the Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Scholar of the College (CLA) and the James Shields Award (Behavior Genetics Association), to name a few."
Matt becomes the third Regents Professor from Psychology, joining Regents Professor Ellen Berscheid and the late Paul Meehl.
All of us in the Department take pride in Matt's appointment. Please join me in congratulating him!
--Gordon