Dr. Nancy Segal will talk about her research on twins and her book, Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture. Accidental Brothers tells the riveting story of two sets of twins in Columbia, separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults, a dream case for exploring nature vs. nurture.

Psychology Professor at California State University, Fullerton, with a special interest in twin studies and the Director of the Twin Studies Center at CSUF.   Dr. Segal was recognized as the CSUF 2004-2005 Distinguished Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences and the 2004-5 Outstanding Professor of the Year. She also received the 2005 James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research, from the Behavior Genetics Association and International Society for Twin Studies and the 2006 “International Making a Difference” Award from Multiple Births Canada. Most recently, she was the 2016 recipient of California State University’s campus-wide Wang Family Excellence Award. 

Dr. Segal is also the author of Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts About Twins(San Diego: Elsevier, April 2017)