Angelica Ronald

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Angelica Ronald
Known forResearch in Autistic spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, twin and family studies, genetic influences on development
AwardsSpearman Medal from the British Psychological Society, Thompson award from the Behavior Genetics Association

Angelica Ronald is a Professor of Psychology and Genetics at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development within the Department of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London, where she is the director of the Genes Environment Lifespan (GEL) laboratory. Angelica Ronald is also a visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.[citation needed] She has been awarded the Spearman Medal from the British Psychological Society and the Thompson award from the Behavior Genetics Association for her research.[1]

Ronald's interests and publications include Autistic spectrum disorders,[2] attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, twin and family studies, and genetic influences on development.[3][4]

Publications[edit]

  • Behavior genetics of psychopathology, 2014

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr Ronald awarded prestigious Spearman Medal — Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London". Bbk.ac.uk. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ Ronald, Angelica, Francesca Happé, and Robert Plomin. 2005. "The genetic relationship between individual differences in social and nonsocial behaviours characteristic of autism". Developmental Science. 8 (5): 444-458. OCLC 5154298127
  3. ^ Ronald, Angelica. 2011. "Is the child ‘father of the Man’? Evaluating the stability of genetic influences across development". Developmental Science. 14 (6): 1471-1478. OCLC 5153107799
  4. ^ "Research — Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London". Bbk.ac.uk. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.