Delbert Thiessen is an American psychology

Psychology

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 professor emeritus whose research focused on evolutionary mechanisms of reproduction and social communication.

According to his online faculty profile, Thiessen studied at University of Denver

University of Denver

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 and San Jose State University

San José State University

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, completing his Ph.D. in biopsychology at the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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. He then did research at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla, California before taking a position at University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

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. He is Professor of evolutionary psychology

Evolutionary psychology

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 and member of the Institute of Neuroscience.

Thiessen published five books on behavior genetics and over 250 articles in animal and human behavior.

He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

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, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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, a member of the American Psychological Society, the National Association of Scholars

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, Human Behavior and Evolution Society

Human Behavior and Evolution Society

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, Southwestern Comparative Psychological Association, the Society for the Study of Social Policies, International Society for Research on Aggression, the European Sociobiological Society, and the Behavior Genetics Association

Behavior Genetics Association

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In 1994 he was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence

Mainstream Science on Intelligence

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," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson

Linda Gottfredson

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 and published in the Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to race and intelligence

Race and intelligence

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 following the publication of the book The Bell Curve

The Bell Curve

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Selected works

• Thiessen D (1996). Bittersweet Destiny: The Stormy Evolution of Human Behavior. Transaction Publishers.

External links

• Delbert Thiessen page via University of Texas at Austin