Dr. Stallings' research interests include quantitative genetics, substance abuse, and psychopathology. Currently, his primary research program involves studies of twins, families, and adoptive families, utilizing both biometrical modeling and gene mapping methods to understand genetic and environmental influences on the development of substance use disorders and comorbid psychopathology.
keywords
behavioral genetics, individual differences, vulnerability to addiction, genetic and environmental factors, comorbid psychopathology
The etiology of risky sexual behavior.
Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man.
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2013
Findings from the Colorado Adoption Project.
Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man.
796-796.
2007
PSYC 2111 - Psychological Science I: Statistics
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab per week. Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics and their roles in psychological research. Topics include correlation, regression, T-test, analysis of variance and selected nonparametric statistics.
PSYC 4011 - Senior Thesis
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2024
Critically reviews some aspect of psychological literature, scholarly analysis of a major psychological issue, and/or empirical research project. See the psychology honors director for further information.
PSYC 5122 - Quantitative Genetics
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Spring 2019
Surveys principles of genetics of quantitative characteristics. Topics include gene frequencies, effects of mutation, migration, and selection. Also looks at correlations among relatives, heritability, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selective breeding.
PSYC 5242 - Biometrical Methods in Behavioral Genetics
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
Studies development of structural models appropriate to behavioral genetics and the estimation procedures necessary for their application.
PSYC 7102 - Seminar: Behavioral Genetics
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Intensive study of selected topics in behavioral genetics. Emphasizes recent research. Attention to both human and animal studies. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Instructor consent required for students outside of the Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics program.
