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, August 2008 - present
papers
DH Rakison & J Derringer (2008). Do infants possess an evolved spider-detection mechanism? Cognition, 107, 381-393. (PubMed 17825812)
Press: World Science 2007-07-18, New Scientist 2008-04-07, The Times (S. Africa) 2008-04-13, U of M News Wire 2008-04-17, UMN CLA Reach Magazine 2009-02
J Derringer, RF Krueger, M McGue, & WG Iacono (2008). Genetic and environmental contributions to the diversity of substances used in adolescent twins: A longitudinal study of age and sex effects. Addiction, 103, 1744-1751. (PubMed 18821880)
J Derringer, RF Krueger, WG Iacono, M McGue (submitted) 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, M McGue, DE Irons, WG Iacono (in preparation) Childhood maltreatment and MAOA genotype: An investigation of main and interactive effects on diverse clinical externalizing outcomes.
J Derringer, RF Krueger, S Malone (in preparation) Peers and the adolescent development of substance use.
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. [Abstract, Behavior Genetics 37:747.]
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. [Abstract, Behavior Genetics 38:621.]
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. [Abstract, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 32(6 supp.):124A.]
J Derringer, RF Krueger, DE Irons, M McGue, & WG Iacono (February 2009). Moderation of 5-HTTLPR and MAOA effects on alcohol dependence differs by type of childhood abuse. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism, St Louis MO.
J Derringer, RF Krueger, M McGue, DE Irons, WG Iacono (June 2009) Childhood maltreatment and MAOA genotype: An investigation of main and interactive effects on diverse clinical externalizing outcomes. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Minneapolis MN.