The Behavior Genetics Association (BGA) is a learned society established in 1970 and which promotes research into the connections between heredity and behavior, both human and animal. Its members support education and training in behavior genetics; and publish Behavior Genetics, a journal on the topic.
According to the association, its goals are "to promote scientific study of the interrelationship of genetic mechanisms and behavior, both human and animal; to encourage and aid the education and training of research workers in the field of behavior genetics; and to aid in the dissemination and interpretation to the general public of knowledge concerning the interrelationship of genetics and behavior, and its implications for health and human development and education." To further these goals, the society organizes an annual meeting and publishes the scientific journalBehavior Genetics.[1] The annual meeting is held in a different location every year.[2]
Membershipedit
The society has three classes of members: Regular consisting of persons who teach or perform research related to behavioral genetics, Associate Members – students in good standing at a recognized college or university[3] and retired members. Members receive a complimentary subscription to the society's journal as well as discounted registration rates for the association's annual meetings.[4]
Governanceedit
The society's business are conducted by a board of directors, called the executive committee.[5] The board consists of 9 members: president, president-elect, past-president, secretary, treasurer, an information officer, and three members-at-large (representing the general members, associate members, and members from outside North America).[6] Members of the executive committee serve three-year terms. To ensure continuity, one member-at-large is elected every year.[6]
Presidentsedit
Presidents serve three-year terms. Upon election, they become president-elect and they serve as chair of the program committee for that year.[6] After one year they become president and in the third year of their term they serve as past-president.[5] The association's first president was Theodosius Dobzhansky.[2] Other notable presidents include Irving I. Gottesman (1976), John C. Loehlin (1980), Steven G. Vandenberg (1984), Sandra Scarr (1985), Robert Plomin (1989), Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr. (1993), Glayde Whitney (1994), Nick Martin (1996–1997), and Dorret Boomsma (2008).[2]Whitney's presidential address at the 1995 annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia, claiming genetic roots of the relationship between race and crime, caused a controversy resulting in several resignations from the association's executive committee.[7][8][9][10][11] The association subsequently declared that "the Association has no official spokesman and that the presidential address does not represent official policy of the association".[12] In addition, it was stated that "members are not encouraged to express their personal political and moral views" in presentations given at the meeting, which should be strictly scientific.[12]
Awardsedit
The association gives several yearly awards for accomplishments in the field of behavioral genetics. The Dobzhansky Award, named after its first president, is given for lifetime accomplishments[2] and is chosen by the three most recent past presidents.[5] The Fuller & Scott Award is an early career award for accomplishments by researchers that are within seven years of receiving their terminal degree.[13] The award is named after former presidents John L. Fuller and John Paul Scott and the award committee is the same as for the Dobzhansky Award.[5] The Thompson and Rowe awards, are named after former president W. R. Thompson (1977), and David C. Rowe, a pioneer of Gene-Environment interaction research respectively. The Thompson is given for the oral presentation given by an associate (student) member, and judged as most outstanding during the annual meeting.[13] The Rowe similarly recognises the most outstanding student poster presentation. The awards committee for these awards consists of the past president together with the three members-at-large of the executive committee.[5] In addition, the society gives the annual Fulker Award for an outstanding paper published in Behavior Genetics.[14] This award is named after former president David Fulker (1983), who also was a previous editor-in-chief of the journal. The awards committee consists of the journal's editorial advisory board.[5]
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^Loehlin, John (2009-04-01). "History of behavior genetics". In Kim, Yong-Kyu (ed.). Handbook of Behavior Genetics. Berlin: Springer. pp. 3–11. ISBN978-0-387-76726-0.
^Holden, C. (1995). "Specter at the Feast". Science. 269 (5220): 35. doi:10.1126/science.269.5220.35-a. PMID 17787698.
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^ abHeath, A. C. (1995). "The 25th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Richmond, Virginia". Behavior Genetics. 25 (6): 589–590. doi:10.1007/BF02327582. S2CID 145019295.
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^"Awards Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association". Behavior Genetics. 40 (6): 825. 2010. doi:10.1007/s10519-010-9391-8.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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The Behavior Genetics Association BGA is a learned society established in 1970 and which promotes research into the connections between heredity and behavior both human and animal Its members support education and training in behavior genetics and publish Behavior Genetics a journal on the topic Behavior Genetics AssociationAbbreviationBGAFormationJune 1 1971 52 years ago 1971 06 01 Legal statusAssociationPurposeTo promote the field of behavioral geneticsRegion servedWorldwideOfficial languageEnglishPresidentJenae NeiderhiserMain organExecutive CommitteeWebsitewww wbr bga wbr org Contents 1 Aims 2 Membership 3 Governance 3 1 Presidents 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAims editAccording to the association its goals are to promote scientific study of the interrelationship of genetic mechanisms and behavior both human and animal to encourage and aid the education and training of research workers in the field of behavior genetics and to aid in the dissemination and interpretation to the general public of knowledge concerning the interrelationship of genetics and behavior and its implications for health and human development and education To further these goals the society organizes an annual meeting and publishes the scientific journal Behavior Genetics 1 The annual meeting is held in a different location every year 2 Membership editThe society has three classes of members Regular consisting of persons who teach or perform research related to behavioral genetics Associate Members students in good standing at a recognized college or university 3 and retired members Members receive a complimentary subscription to the society s journal as well as discounted registration rates for the association s annual meetings 4 Governance editThe society s business are conducted by a board of directors called the executive committee 5 The board consists of 9 members president president elect past president secretary treasurer an information officer and three members at large representing the general members associate members and members from outside North America 6 Members of the executive committee serve three year terms To ensure continuity one member at large is elected every year 6 Presidents edit Presidents serve three year terms Upon election they become president elect and they serve as chair of the program committee for that year 6 After one year they become president and in the third year of their term they serve as past president 5 The association s first president was Theodosius Dobzhansky 2 Other notable presidents include Irving I Gottesman 1976 John C Loehlin 1980 Steven G Vandenberg 1984 Sandra Scarr 1985 Robert Plomin 1989 Thomas J Bouchard Jr 1993 Glayde Whitney 1994 Nick Martin 1996 1997 and Dorret Boomsma 2008 2 Whitney s presidential address at the 1995 annual meeting in Richmond Virginia claiming genetic roots of the relationship between race and crime caused a controversy resulting in several resignations from the association s executive committee 7 8 9 10 11 The association subsequently declared that the Association has no official spokesman and that the presidential address does not represent official policy of the association 12 In addition it was stated that members are not encouraged to express their personal political and moral views in presentations given at the meeting which should be strictly scientific 12 Awards editThe association gives several yearly awards for accomplishments in the field of behavioral genetics The Dobzhansky Award named after its first president is given for lifetime accomplishments 2 and is chosen by the three most recent past presidents 5 The Fuller amp Scott Award is an early career award for accomplishments by researchers that are within seven years of receiving their terminal degree 13 The award is named after former presidents John L Fuller and John Paul Scott and the award committee is the same as for the Dobzhansky Award 5 The Thompson and Rowe awards are named after former president W R Thompson 1977 and David C Rowe a pioneer of Gene Environment interaction research respectively The Thompson is given for the oral presentation given by an associate student member and judged as most outstanding during the annual meeting 13 The Rowe similarly recognises the most outstanding student poster presentation The awards committee for these awards consists of the past president together with the three members at large of the executive committee 5 In addition the society gives the annual Fulker Award for an outstanding paper published in Behavior Genetics 14 This award is named after former president David Fulker 1983 who also was a previous editor in chief of the journal The awards committee consists of the journal s editorial advisory board 5 See also editBehavioral genetics Human behavior geneticsReferences edit Home bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2011 02 14 a b c d Historical table of BGA Meetings bga org Behavior Genetics Association Retrieved 2018 07 23 Apply for membership bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2011 01 01 Retrieved 2011 02 14 Membership bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2010 12 31 Retrieved 2011 02 14 a b c d e f BGA By Laws bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2011 02 27 Retrieved 2011 02 14 a b c Executive Committee bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2011 02 25 Retrieved 2011 02 14 Loehlin John 2009 04 01 History of behavior genetics In Kim Yong Kyu ed Handbook of Behavior Genetics Berlin Springer pp 3 11 ISBN 978 0 387 76726 0 Holden C 1995 Specter at the Feast Science 269 5220 35 doi 10 1126 science 269 5220 35 a PMID 17787698 Butler D November 1995 Geneticist quits in protest at genes and violence claim Nature 378 6554 224 doi 10 1038 378224b0 PMID 7477332 Holden C November 1995 Behavior geneticists shun colleague Science 270 5239 1125 doi 10 1126 science 270 5239 1123 S2CID 240768468 Panofsky Aaron 2014 Misbehaving Science Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 978 0 226 05831 3 a b Heath A C 1995 The 25th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association Richmond Virginia Behavior Genetics 25 6 589 590 doi 10 1007 BF02327582 S2CID 145019295 a b Current BGA Meeting bga org Behavior Genetics Association Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2011 02 14 Awards Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association Behavior Genetics 40 6 825 2010 doi 10 1007 s10519 010 9391 8 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Behavior Genetics Association amp oldid 1215334583 Awards, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
