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# Avshalom Caspi

Edward M. Arnett Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
avshalom.caspi@duke.edu
2020 W Main Street Suite 201, Box 104410, Durham, NC 27708
2020 W Main Street Suite 201, Box 104410, Durham, NC 27708
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## Awards & Honors

### Elected Member

Scholarly Society American Academy of Arts & Sciences · 2022 More about this award

### Highly Cited Researcher

National Thomson Reuters · 2014

### Fellow

National Association for Psychological Science · 2013

### A.W. Mellon Visiting Fellow

International University of Capetown, South Africa · December 2012

### Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development

International Jacobs Foundation · December 2010

### NARSAD Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders

National NARSAD · November 2010

### Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award

International International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) · December 2008

### Rema Lapouse Award for Significant Contributions to the Scientific Understanding of Epidemiology and Control of Mental Disorders

National American Public Health Association · December 2008

### Fellow

National British Academy · 2006

### Division 7-Developmental Psychology-Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology

National American Psychological Association · 2003

### John P. Hill Memorial Award

National Society for Research on Adolescence · 2002

### Fellows

National Academy of Medical Sciences · 2002

### Highly Cited Researcher

National Thomson Reuters · 2001

### Distinguished Scientific Awards for Early Career Contributions to Psychology (Developmental)

National American Psychological Association · 1995

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