Jane Stewart | |
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Alma mater |
Queen's University, University of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Behavioral neuroscience |
Institutions | Concordia University |
Jane Stewart OC FRSC is a Canadian neuroscientist who has been active in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology. She is a professor emerita at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and biology from Queen's University in 1956, and PhD in psychology in 1959 from the University of London, England. [1] [2] She then started working for Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in Montreal and subsequently joined Concordia University in 1962, [3] where she served as chair of the Department of Psychology (1969–1974) and director of the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (1990–1997). [1] She served on many grant review committees and on the editorial boards of 11 peer-reviewed scientific journals. [1]
Stewart has made seminal contributions to different areas of research, such as conditioned drug effects, [4] [5] the motivational effects of drugs, [6] circadian rhythms, [7] antidepressant and antipsychotic drug action, [8] [9] and sexual behavior. [10] [11]
Stewart was awarded an honorary degree from Queen's University and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. [1] She also received the highest civilian honor in her country, being appointed Officer in the Order of Canada in 2007. [1] A special issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry was dedicated to her on the occasion of her retirement in 2008. [1]
Jane Stewart | |
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Alma mater |
Queen's University, University of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Behavioral neuroscience |
Institutions | Concordia University |
Jane Stewart OC FRSC is a Canadian neuroscientist who has been active in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology. She is a professor emerita at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and biology from Queen's University in 1956, and PhD in psychology in 1959 from the University of London, England. [1] [2] She then started working for Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in Montreal and subsequently joined Concordia University in 1962, [3] where she served as chair of the Department of Psychology (1969–1974) and director of the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (1990–1997). [1] She served on many grant review committees and on the editorial boards of 11 peer-reviewed scientific journals. [1]
Stewart has made seminal contributions to different areas of research, such as conditioned drug effects, [4] [5] the motivational effects of drugs, [6] circadian rhythms, [7] antidepressant and antipsychotic drug action, [8] [9] and sexual behavior. [10] [11]
Stewart was awarded an honorary degree from Queen's University and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. [1] She also received the highest civilian honor in her country, being appointed Officer in the Order of Canada in 2007. [1] A special issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry was dedicated to her on the occasion of her retirement in 2008. [1]