Fred Leavitt

I received my BA from Eastern New Mexico University, my Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and a post-doctoral fellowship to study mammalian sexual behavior at UC-Berkeley. My teaching has included stops as a visiting professor at several U.S. universities and in Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, England, Turkey, Singapore, and Holland.

I've lectured to medical doctors for their continuing medical education credits about expectation effects, alternatives to psychiatric drugs, and medical decision-making; and to football coaches about steroids and other forms of drug abuse. My books include Drugs and Behavior, The REAL Drug Abusers, Evaluating Scientific Research, Improving Medical Outcomes, An Even Greater Scandal, and The Billionaire's Game.

In my spare time I enjoy trying to grow fruits and vegetables (not very successfully-- grew up in Brooklyn, didn't see a tree until I was 20), trying to solve cryptic crossword puzzles, and playing basketball with a bunch of other over-the-hill players.

I've been married since Abraham Lincoln took office and have two daughters, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren, all of whom bring me great joy.

Two quotes that have inspired me:

Too low they build, who build beneath the stars. Edward Young

Not failure, but low aim, is crime. James Russell Lowell