VCU Human & Molecular Genetics

Michael C. Neale

Michael C. Neale

Professor
Departments of Psychiatry and Human Genetics

Contact information
Office location: BioTech I, Room 1-115
P.O. Box 980126
Phone: (804) 828-3369
Fax: (804) 828-1471
E-mail: neale@psycho.psi.vcu.edu

Education

  • B.Sc. Psychology (1980) Bedford College, University of London
  • Ph.D. Psychology (1985) University of London

Professional experience

  • 2003 to present: Professor, Department of Biological Psychology, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2000 to present: Full professor, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Human & Molecular Genetics and Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
  • 1992 to 2000: Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, VCU
  • 1992: Research assistant professor, Department of Human & Molecular Genetics and Department of Psychology, VCU
  • 1989 to 1992: Research assistant professor, Department of Human & Molecular Genetics, VCU
  • 1988 to 1989: Research associate, Department of Human & Molecular Genetics, VCU
  • 1986 to 1988: Research worker (status of lecturer), Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
  • 1983 to 1986: Nursing auxiliary, Coney Hill Mental Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Honors

  • 2004: James Shields Award for outstanding contributions to twin research
  • 2004: Fulker Award, Behavior Genetics Association
  • 2000: Fulker Award, Behavior Genetics Association
  • 1994: Catell Award, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology
  • 1983: Thompson Memorial Award for Behavior Genetics
  • 1980: Upper Second Class Honors in Psychology

Funded research

  • R01 AA11408 Prescott (2002-2006) co-investigator, NIH/NIMH/NIAAA: An Irish Affected Sib Pair Study of Alcohol Dependence
  • R01 AG18384 Lyons (2002-2007) co-investigator, NIH/NIA: A Longitudinal Twin Study of Cognition and Aging
  • T32 MH20030 Neale (1999-2004) co-investigator, NIH/NIMH: Research Training in Psychiatric and Statistical Genetics
  • R01 MH/AA49492 Kendler (2001-2005) principal investigator, NIH/NIMH: The Epidemiology of Mood, Anxiety and Alcohol Disorders
  • R01 MH49716 Nuechterlein (2001-2006) subcontract principal investigator, NIH/NIMH: The Transmission of Vulnerability Factors for Schizophrenia
  • R01 MH60324 Foley (2000-2003) co-investigator, NIH/NIMH: The Genetic Epidemiology of Juvenile Anxiety Disorders
  • R01 MH65320 Van den Oord (2002-2005) co-investigator, NIH/NIMH: Candidates Genes in Models of Mental Health
  • R01 MH65322 Neale (2003-2008) co-investigator, NIH/NIMH: Psychopathology: Models, Measurement and Classification

Research interests

  • Statistical genetics
  • Psychiatric genetics
  • Structural equation modeling, Mx
  • Dynamical systems

Teaching assignments

  • HGEN 619 Quantitative Genetics, Department of Human & Molecular Genetics, VCU (course director: Maes)
  • International Workshops on Methodology of Twin and Family Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado

Selected publications

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