Ian Deary

Ian J. Deary
Deary in 2019
Born (1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 70)
NationalityScottish
Alma materThe University of Edinburgh
Known forResearch on intelligence, personality, ageing, and cognitive epidemiology
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Medicine, Epidemiology, Genetics, Behavior Genetics, Neuroscience
InstitutionsThe University of Edinburgh
Doctoral advisorChris Brand

Ian John Deary OBE,[1] FBA, FRSE, FMedSci (born 1954) is a Scottish psychologist (also dual trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist) known for work in the fields of intelligence, cognitive ageing, cognitive epidemiology, and personality.

Deary is Professor of Differential Psychology at The University of Edinburgh. He is former Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology and co-Director of the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre.

  1. ^ "Edinburgh recipients of 2018 honours". 28 December 2018.