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鈥淚 really enjoyed Professor Harden鈥檚 Darwin Day speech. Her slides and her imagery really helped me further grasp the topic… She did a fantastic job explaining genetics and their role on our lives and how we live and make decisions.鈥濃��Lone Star College-Kingwood
鈥淧lease accept our sincere thanks for your exceptional Grand Rounds presentation today. We had a total of 175 participants, which is quite an accomplishment for our typical GR attendance rates! Your presentation was so inspiring that we even received a request from Baylor鈥檚 Genomic Center requesting inclusion and collaboration in similar opportunities.鈥濃�擝aylor College of Medicine
Kathryn Paige Harden is a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at UT Austin, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project. She is the author of which describes how genetics can help create a more just and equal society (watch Harden鈥檚 introduction to the book ).
Harden received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School before moving to Austin in 2009. Her research and writing have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Atlantic, and Huffington Post, among others. She was honored by the American Psychological Association for her distinguished scientific contributions to the study of genetics and human individual differences. You can read a profile of her here.
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