partial cv
education
B.S. with Honors, Psychology (minor: Architecture), Carnegie Mellon University, May 2006
M.A., Psychology (Behavior Genetics), University of Minnesota, May 2008
Ph.D. student, Psychology (Clinical), Washington University in St. Louis, starting August 2008
papers
DH Rakison & J Derringer (2008). Do infants possess an evolved spider-detection mechanism? Cognition, 107(1): 381-393. (click for pdf)
Press: World Science 2007-07-18, New Scientist 2008-04-07, The Times (South Africa) 2008-04-13, U of M News Wire 2008-04-17
J Derringer, RF Krueger, M McGue, & WG Iacono (in press). Genetic and environmental contributions to the diversity of substances used in adolescent twins: A longitudinal study of age and sex effects. Addiction. (click for pdf)
J Derringer, RF Krueger, WG Iacono, & M McGue (in preparation). Modeling the impact of age and sex on a dimension of poly-substance use in adolescence: A longitudinal study from 11- to 17-years-old.
J Derringer & RF Krueger (in preparation). Sex-specific moderation of substance use by deviant peer association in late adolescence.
presentations
J Derringer, RF Krueger, M McGue, & WG Iacono (June 2007). Age and sex effects on the etiology of substance use from age 11 to 17. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Derringer, RF Krueger, WG Iacono, & M McGue (June 2008). Sex-specific moderation of substance use by deviant peer association in late adolescence. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Louisville KY. (click for pdf)
J Derringer, RF Krueger, M McGue, & WG Iacono (June 2008). Using item response theory to understand developmental and sex effects on substance use from childhood to adolescence. Poster presented at the Joint Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Washington DC. (click for pdf)
research
Lab manager and research assistant, Infant Cognition Lab, Carnegie Mellon University, August 2003 - May 2006
Researcher, Minnesota Twin and Family Study, University of Minnesota, September 2006 - Present
personal info
Yes, I am on Facebook and LiveJournal...
Swan Ballet Dance Schools: Where I trained in ballet, jazz, and tap. I taught throughout high school and managed performances during college. I currently maintain the website.