René V. Dawis is an American psychology

Psychology

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 professor.

He taught at University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

 and is currently an emeritus professor. His work focused on individual differences, work adjustment, and human potential.

In 1995, he was a signatory of a collective statement in response to The Bell Curve

The Bell Curve

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titled "Mainstream Science on Intelligence

Mainstream Science on Intelligence

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", written by Intelligence editor Linda Gottfredson

Linda Gottfredson

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 and published in the Wall Street Journal.

He was a principal investigator into several projects at the Industrial Relations Center at the Carlson School of Management

Carlson School of Management

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.

Publications

• Dawis RV (1989). Psychology: Human relations and work adjustment. Gregg Division, McGraw-Hill; 7th ed edition ISBN 007022546X.
• Lubinski D, et al. (1995). Assessing Individual Differences in Human Behavior: New Concepts, Methods, and Findings. Davies-Black Publishing; 1st edition. ISBN 0891060723.
• Dawis RV (1984). A psychological theory of work adjustment: An individual-differences model and its applications. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816613168.
• Dawis RV et al. (1988). Psychology: Behavior, Motivation, and Work Adjustment. Paradigm Publishing 7th edition. ISBN 1561184772.
• Fruehling RT, Dawis RV (1995). Psychology: Realizing Human Potential. Paradigm Publishing. ISBN 1561183423.
• Lofquist LH, Dawis RV (1991). Essentials of Person-Environment-Correspondence Counseling. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816618895.