Northfield, Vermont is a community of 6207 people (2010 Census) located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States, Northfield is an easy ten-mile drive from Montpelier, the state's capital, and three hours from either Boston or Montreal.
Ceci introduced in 1990 his Bio-Ecological Theory of Intelligence, which holds that the level of mental activities or IQ are dependent on context. For example, he says traditional conceptions of intelligence ignore the role of society in shaping intelligence and underestimate the intelligence of non-Western societies.
The Cancer Epidemiology (CE) Research Program seeks to conduct high impact research to improve understanding of the etiology and genetics of cancer and identify biomarkers for cancer risk and progression to inform the design of effective cancer prevention and control programs.e co-leads major research projects in the Vanderbilt GI SPORE and Breast Cancer SPORE. As a co-leader of the CE program, he works closely with Dr. Shu and VICC leadership to coordinate cancer epidemiology research at VICC, including collaborations with other VICC programs.