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Stallings, Michael C

Professor

Positions

Professor, Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG)
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience

Research Areas

Research

research overview

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

Publications

selected publications

conference proceeding
- INVESTIGATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNALIZING, EXTERNALIZING, AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR: A GENETICALLY-INFORMATIVE SAMPLE. European Neuropsychopharmacology. S123-S123. 2023
- Exploring Relationships Between Internalizing Problems and Risky Sexual Behavior: A Twin Study. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 383-383. 2022
- Exploring Relationships Between Internalizing Problems and Risky Sexual Behavior: A Twin Study. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 733-733. 2021
- Sex Differences in the Biometrical Model for Substance Use Vulnerability. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 703-703. 2021
- General factor model of substance use co-morbidity. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 451-451. 2020
journal article
- Investigating Trivariate Associations Between Risky Sexual Behavior, Internalizing Problems, and Externalizing Problems: A Twin Study. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 456-471. 2024
- Shared Genetic Influences Between Loss-of-Control Eating and Body Mass Index in Adolescent Twins. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2128-2134. 2024
- Partitioning the Genomic Components of Behavioral Disinhibition and Substance Use (Disorder) Using Genomic Structural Equation Modeling. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 386-397. 2024
- Reinvigoration of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics: Student-driven Progress. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 24-33. 2024
- South Asia: The Missing Diverse in Diversity. Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man. 51-62. 2024

Teaching

courses taught

PSYC 2111 - Psychological Science I: Statistics
Primary Instructor - 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
Primary Instructor - 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
Primary Instructor - 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
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
Studies development of structural models appropriate to behavioral genetics and the estimation procedures necessary for their application.
PSYC 7012 - Research in Behavioral Genetics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
Individual research projects. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Southern California 1993
B.A., California State University-Fullerton 1984

International Activities

geographic focus

Canada Country
Norway Country
Turkey Country

Other Profiles

ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-9159

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=eiXBaQ0AAAAJ

ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Stallings

Academia.edu

https://www.academia.edu/upgrade?feature=name_mentions&trigger=new-name-mentions