ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Columbia University
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, New York, United States
Although my PhD training was in the philosophy of science, I did a postdoc in human behavior genetics, and another in bioethics. Drawing on this diverse background, today I'm engaged in a mix of conceptual, empirical, and theoretical work related to social and behavioral genomics. Most recently, I've been conducting quantitative and qualitiative studies designed to detect social and psychological impacts of polygenic scores for educaitonal outcomes, such as reading ability, math ability, educational attainment, and intelligence. In particularly, some of my studies elucidate the possibility of a 'polygenic Pygmalion effect' -- a type of self-fulfilling prophecy in which student school performance may be negatively impacted by the low expectations conferred by a disappointing genetic test result.
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Identifying and Combating the Threat and Enhancing the Promise of Social and Behavioral Genomics
Monday, June 10, 2024
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET