S. Alexandra Burt
- SSC Diamond Distinguished Professor
- Established by the College of Social Science in honor of its 60th (diamond) anniversary.
- Psychology
Bio
S. Alexandra Burt is a SSC Diamond Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology. She is co-director of the MSU Twin Registry, and her research interests include mitochondrial DNA, cyberaggression, and the development of novel experimental behavioral genetic methods. Currently, she is focused on the development of antisocial and acting-out behaviors, and the role of neighborhood disadvantages, outcomes, and how youth continue to thrive despite exposure to significant disadvantage.