Avshalom Caspi | |
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| Born | May 5, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California at Santa Cruz Cornell University |
| Known for | Self-control Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study |
| Spouse | Terrie Moffitt |
| Awards | (with Terrie Moffitt) 2016 APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Duke University Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London |
| Thesis | Moving against and moving away: life-course patterns of explosive and withdrawn children (1986) |
Avshalom Caspi (born May 5, 1960) is an Israeli-American psychologist. He is the Edward M. Arnett Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University and Professor of Personality Development at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. His research has focused on mental health and human development, much of which was conducted with his wife and longtime research partner, Terrie Moffitt.[1] He is a co-editor of the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology.