Jay Joseph
Biographic Data
| ID | 3658062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jay Joseph |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jay |
| FAMILY NAME | Joseph |
| SIGNATURE | JOSEPH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alliant University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6848-4150 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Conversation with Martha A. Zierden
Entrepreneurship, Conflict, and Peace
Conflict zone entrepreneurs—local entrepreneurs running small businesses in conflict settings—have paradoxical impacts on stability: holding the ability both to foster peace but also to enhance conflict. Prior scholarly work has been unable to explain this divergence, as existing entrepreneurial indicators do not account for fundamental peacebuilding elements. In response, the article consolidates divergent fields of study, applies paradox theory…
A Blueprint for Genetic Determinism
In 2018, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin published Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are. In this book, Plomin argues that DNA is the main factor that determines differences in human behavior, that many environmental influences on behavior are really genetic influences, that true environmental influences are mostly random and “we cannot do much about them,” and that the molecular genetic “polygenic risk score” method is a “new fortune-tellin…
A Reevaluation of the 1990 “Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart” IQ Study
In 1990, Thomas J. Bouchard Jr. and colleagues published the widely cited 1990 “Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart” (MISTRA) Science IQ study. To arrive at the conclusion that “IQ is strongly affected by genetic factors,” Bouchard and colleagues omitted their control group reared-apart dizygotic twin (DZA) IQ score correlations. Near-full-sample correlations published after the study’s 2000 end point show that the reared-apart monozygotic twin…
Schizophrenia and Genetics
Local Business, Local Peace? Intergroup and Economic Dynamics
The field of “business for peace” recognizes the role that businesses can play in peacebuilding. However, like much of the discussion concerning business in conflict zones, it has prioritized the view of multinationals, often overlooking the role of indigenous local firms. The economic, social, and intergroup dynamics experienced by local businesses in conflict zones are understudied, with the current paper beginning by positioning micro- and sma…
The paradox of the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (K.R.I.) experienced economic prosperity following the years of the U.S. occupation in 2003. In 2005, the region attained its semiautonomous status, and up until 2014 benefited from its constitutionally mandated share of the central budget and increased foreign investment, which came primarily from neighbouring countries. The 2014 economic downturn of the region started with the halt of transfers from the central budg…
A values-based approach to transformational leadership in the South Pacific
The South Pacific islands face a myriad of challenges caused by the ongoing effects of colonization, historical conflict, and geographic isolation. Leadership capacity within the region requires continued development in order to facilitate indigenous solutions to the challenges facing the region. The transformational leadership model has been successfully applied cross-culturally, and this article proposes a values-based approach to facilitate th…
The “Missing Heritability” of Psychiatric Disorders
The psychiatric genetics field is currently undergoing a crisis due to the decades-long failure to uncover the genes believed to cause the major psychiatric disorders. Since 2009, leading researchers have explained these negative results on the basis of the “missing heritability” argument, which holds that more effective research methods must be developed to uncover presumed missing genes. According to the author, problems with the missing herita…
The 1942 ‘euthanasia’ debate in the American Journal of Psychiatry
This paper discusses and analyses three articles appearing in a 1942 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. In the first, neurologist Foster Kennedy argued that ‘feebleminded’ people should be killed (an act which he referred to as ‘euthanasia’). The rebuttal was written by psychiatrist Leo Kanner, who argued against ‘euthanasia’. An unsigned editorial discussing these positions clearly sided with Kennedy: that ‘euthanasia’ would be appropr…
The missing gene
Problems in Psychiatric Genetic Research
Not in Their Genes
Inaccuracy and Bias in Textbooks Reporting Psychiatric Research
Mental health textbooks sometimes provide inaccurate information, typically supporting common beliefs in the field. Psychiatry and psychology textbooks' discussion of the schizophrenia adoption studies is examined. Particular attention is paid to the earlier studies, which helped pave the way for the current widespread acceptance of the importance of genetic factors influencing psychological trait differences. This article compares the accounts o…
The paradox of the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (K.R.I.) experienced economic prosperity following the years of the U.S. occupation in 2003. In 2005, the region attained its semiautonomous status, and up until 2014 benefited from its constitutionally mandated share of the central budget and increased foreign investment, which came primarily from neighbouring countries. The 2014 economic downturn of the region started with the halt of transfers from the central budg…
Problems in Psychiatric Genetic Research
Not in Their Genes
Inaccuracy and Bias in Textbooks Reporting Psychiatric Research
Mental health textbooks sometimes provide inaccurate information, typically supporting common beliefs in the field. Psychiatry and psychology textbooks' discussion of the schizophrenia adoption studies is examined. Particular attention is paid to the earlier studies, which helped pave the way for the current widespread acceptance of the importance of genetic factors influencing psychological trait differences. This article compares the accounts o…
The 1942 ‘euthanasia’ debate in the American Journal of Psychiatry
This paper discusses and analyses three articles appearing in a 1942 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. In the first, neurologist Foster Kennedy argued that ‘feebleminded’ people should be killed (an act which he referred to as ‘euthanasia’). The rebuttal was written by psychiatrist Leo Kanner, who argued against ‘euthanasia’. An unsigned editorial discussing these positions clearly sided with Kennedy: that ‘euthanasia’ would be appropr…
The missing gene
The “Missing Heritability” of Psychiatric Disorders
The psychiatric genetics field is currently undergoing a crisis due to the decades-long failure to uncover the genes believed to cause the major psychiatric disorders. Since 2009, leading researchers have explained these negative results on the basis of the “missing heritability” argument, which holds that more effective research methods must be developed to uncover presumed missing genes. According to the author, problems with the missing herita…
A values-based approach to transformational leadership in the South Pacific
The South Pacific islands face a myriad of challenges caused by the ongoing effects of colonization, historical conflict, and geographic isolation. Leadership capacity within the region requires continued development in order to facilitate indigenous solutions to the challenges facing the region. The transformational leadership model has been successfully applied cross-culturally, and this article proposes a values-based approach to facilitate th…
The paradox of the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (K.R.I.) experienced economic prosperity following the years of the U.S. occupation in 2003. In 2005, the region attained its semiautonomous status, and up until 2014 benefited from its constitutionally mandated share of the central budget and increased foreign investment, which came primarily from neighbouring countries. The 2014 economic downturn of the region started with the halt of transfers from the central budg…
Local Business, Local Peace? Intergroup and Economic Dynamics
The field of “business for peace” recognizes the role that businesses can play in peacebuilding. However, like much of the discussion concerning business in conflict zones, it has prioritized the view of multinationals, often overlooking the role of indigenous local firms. The economic, social, and intergroup dynamics experienced by local businesses in conflict zones are understudied, with the current paper beginning by positioning micro- and sma…
Entrepreneurship, Conflict, and Peace
Conflict zone entrepreneurs—local entrepreneurs running small businesses in conflict settings—have paradoxical impacts on stability: holding the ability both to foster peace but also to enhance conflict. Prior scholarly work has been unable to explain this divergence, as existing entrepreneurial indicators do not account for fundamental peacebuilding elements. In response, the article consolidates divergent fields of study, applies paradox theory…
A Blueprint for Genetic Determinism
In 2018, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin published Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are. In this book, Plomin argues that DNA is the main factor that determines differences in human behavior, that many environmental influences on behavior are really genetic influences, that true environmental influences are mostly random and “we cannot do much about them,” and that the molecular genetic “polygenic risk score” method is a “new fortune-tellin…
A Reevaluation of the 1990 “Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart” IQ Study
In 1990, Thomas J. Bouchard Jr. and colleagues published the widely cited 1990 “Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart” (MISTRA) Science IQ study. To arrive at the conclusion that “IQ is strongly affected by genetic factors,” Bouchard and colleagues omitted their control group reared-apart dizygotic twin (DZA) IQ score correlations. Near-full-sample correlations published after the study’s 2000 end point show that the reared-apart monozygotic twin…
Schizophrenia and Genetics
A Conversation with Martha A. Zierden
Psychology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · BRCA gene mutations in cancer (3 works) · Genetics (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)