I study the evolution of individual differences and the genetic and environmental architecture of complex mental health traits.

I am a statistical geneticist in Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh and lead analyst for the Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.

Education

2012 PhD Psychology
University of Edinburgh
Evolution of psychological diversity w/Alex Weiss

2008 MSc Quantitative Genetics & Genome Analysis
University of Edinburgh
Heritability of dominance behavior w/Loeske Kruuk

2003 BA Theoretical Biology
Cornell University
Artificial life and mathematical biology w/Hudson Kern Reeve and Hod Lipson