Lee Willerman 2404998 187985433 2008-01-30T20:00:59Z Crusio 3258996 category added '''Lee Willerman''' ([[26 July]] [[1939]]—[[10 January]] [[1997]]) was an American [[psychology]] professor known for his work on [[twin studies]]. He was born and grew up in [[Chicago]]. Willerman received BA and MA degrees from [[Roosevelt University]] in [[1961]] and [[1964]] respectively, and his Ph.D. from [[Wayne State University]] in [[1967]]. After a three-year stint at [[National Institutes of Health]], Willerman completed a post-doctoral year at the [[University of Michigan]] in the Department of Human Genetics. In [[1971]] he took a position at [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he remained until his death. <ref name="freeman">Freeman, Karen (January 31, 1997). Lee Willerman, 57, Authority On Genes' Role in Intelligence. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> In [[1974]], Willerman joined the [[American Eugenics Society]], at a time when this society had already moved away from [[eugenics]] and towards the study of [[medical genetics]], [[behavioural genetics]], and [[sociobiology|social biology]]. He also was an active member of the [[Behavior Genetics Association]] and his work over the remainder of his life involved [[behaviour genetics]]. His first study examined [[IQ]] and birth weight differences between [[identical twins]], finding that the twin who had been heavier at birth tended to be higher in IQ. Willerman worked with [[Joseph M. Horn]] and [[John C. Loehlin]] on a major study of adoptive families, the [[Texas Adoption Project]]. Much of his work involved [[psychometrics]] and research into neuroanatomical predictors of [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]]. In 1994 he was one of 52 signatories on "[[Mainstream Science on Intelligence]]," an editorial written by [[Linda Gottfredson]] and published in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', which defended the findings on [[race and intelligence]] in ''[[The Bell Curve]]''. <ref name="gottfredson">Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). [[Mainstream Science on Intelligence]]. ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', p A18.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/1999-2000/memorials/Willerman/willerman.html Lee Willerman obituary] via University of Texas at Austin {{DEFAULTSORT:Willerman, Lee}} [[Category:Behavior geneticists]] [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] {{US-psychologist-stub}}