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Current
Researchers
The researchers on the NYSFS come from varied backgrounds
and specialize in different areas of research. This allows for unique
collaborative opportunities with data collection and analysis.
Institute of Behavioral
Science (IBS) |
Scott Menard -
Research Associate, IBS, Principal Investigator on the NYSFS.
Research interests include longitudinal research methods and analysis,
logistic regression and other multivariate statistical techniques,
with applications to the study of criminal victimization, illicit
drug use, and other illegal behavior over the life course.
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Del
Elliott - Professor, Department of Sociology at C.U. Boulder,
founder of the National Youth Survey, co-principal investigator
on the NYSFS. Research in the epidemiology and etiology of
youth violence, crime, and substance use/abuse; crime prevention
and intervention strategies; longitudinal survey research methodology. |
David
H. Huizinga - Senior Research Associate, IBS, co-investigator
on the NYSFS. Research in life course development in social
contexts: prosocial and problem behavior, including personal, academic,
and employment success, delinquency, crime, drug use, psychopathology,
domestic violence, sexual behavior, and teen pregnancy; analytic
procedures for the typological study of developmental sequences. |
Jennifer
Grotpeter - Research Associate, IBS, co-investigator
on the NYSFS. Research on middle childhood and adolescent development;
focusing on the characteristics (e.g., intimacy, aggression) of
friendship and family relationships of aggressive and victimized
youth; gender differences in the expression of aggression (relational
vs. physical aggression). |
Institute for
Behavioral Genetics (IBG) |
John Hewitt - Professor,
Department of Psychology, Director of IBG, co-principal investigator
on NYSFS project. Research focus on the development of behavior
problems in childhood and adolescence, and genetic and environmental
influences on behavior, personality, and health.
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Michael Stallings
- Assistant Professor, IBG Faculty Fellow, lead IBG co-investigator
on NYSFS project. Research in individual differences in liability
to substance abuse and related psychopathology. |
Robin
Corley - Senior Research Associate, IBG, co-investigator
on NYSFS project. Longitudinal analysis of specific cognitive
abilities and problem behaviors. |
Andy
Smolen - Senior Research Associate, IBG Faculty Fellow,
director of genotyping on NYSFS project. Research on the contribution
of specific candidate genes to complex behaviors such as substance
abuse and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
Susan
Young - Senior Research Associate, IBG, co-investigator on
NYSFS. Research on the genetic and environmental factors underlying
the development of conduct disorder, ADHD and substance use problems;
links between executive cognitive function and developmental psychopathology.
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