Paige Harden

Psychology Professor at the University of Texas

Paige Harden is a tenured psychology professor at the University of Texas, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project, a study of the interplay between genes, hormones, risky behavior, and cognitive functioning in child and adolescent twins. She has published over 100 scientific articles on genetic influences on complex human behavior, and in 2017, she was honored by the American Psychological Association for her scientific contributions to the study of genetics and human individual differences.

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Is Parenting Overrated?

With Paige Harden, Ann Pleshette Murphy, Robert Plomin, Nancy Segal

October 29, 2019

What shapes us more: our DNA, or the way we’re raised? This debate, commonly recognized as “nature versus nurture,” has drawn disagreement for thousands of years. So which one matters more? Emerging genetic research indicates that the scale may be tipping toward biology – but not all trust the research. Proponents of the “nature” camp argue it is DNA that determines who we are, as evidenced by identical twins and triplets who are separated at birth and, once reunited, show remarkable…

Is Parenting Overrated?

With Paige Harden, Ann Pleshette Murphy, Robert Plomin, Nancy Segal

October 29, 2019

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