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Daniel J. Kruger, Ph.D.

djk2012 -at- gmail -dot- com
University of Michigan
1420 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029

Education


Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan Psychosocial Epidemiology Training Program (7/01-6/03).
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

The Applied Social Psychology program at Loyola University Chicago.
Doctor of Philosophy. January, 2001.
Dissertation: An integration of proximate and ultimate influences for altruistic helping intentions.
Director: Fred B. Bryant, Ph.D.

Master of Arts. January, 1999.
Thesis: A cognitive social approach to gender specificity in kin selection.
Director: R. Scott Tindale, Ph.D.

Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY.
Bachelor of Science, Psychology. May, 1995.
Bachelor of Science, Biology. May, 1995.
Honors Thesis: Fluoxetine: Background and issues concerning a controversial designer drug.
Director: Vincent Hevern, S.J., Ph.D.

Awards

The Consequential Epidemiology Award for best oral presentation, 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
The Frank J. Kobler Award for outstanding scholarship and service in psychology (Loyola).
McCormick Tribune Foundation Fellowship at Loyola's Center for Urban Research and Learning.
The Marie Elitharpe Award for achievement in science.
1999 APA Science Directorate Student Travel Award.
Student Scholarship, SCRA 7th Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action.
Five department travel awards for first author presentations at national professional conferences (Loyola).
One of three finalists for the 1999-2000 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching.
New York State Regents Scholarship.

Honors

Exemplary Team Award Finalist, University of Michigan Human Resources (2004).
Vote of Distinction awarded by dissertation committee.
Integral Honors Program, graduated from Le Moyne with highest honors.
Dean's List at Le Moyne.
Psi Chi, national honor society in Psychology.
Beta Beta Beta, national honor society in Biology.

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science.
American Public Health Association
American Association of University Professors.
Human Behavior and Evolution Society.
International Society for Human Ethology.
Midwestern Psychological Association.
North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society
Society for Community Research and Action, APA Division 27.

Television Interviews

18 June 2004. Anderson Cooper 360. Interviewed by Stephanie Smith, CNN Medical News.

10 January 2006. NBC Today Show. Interviewed by Jen Gentile.

Radio Interviews

7 September 2003. The Stirling Faux Show. Nationally syndicated Canadian radio news and discussion program. Interviewed by host Stirling Faux.

27 October 2003. Mojo in the morning. WKQI FM, Detroit.

26 May 2004. BBC Radio Five Live. Interviewed by host Rhod Sharp.

07 June 2004. Michigan Radio. Stateside (NPR). Interviewed by host Charity Nebbe.

17 May 2006. The Morning Train Wreck. KKND FM, New Orleans. Interviewed live by hosts Sid and Vydra.

14 June 2007. The Suzanne LaFrankie program. WPHT AM, Philadelphia. Interviewed live by Suzanne LaFrankie.

10 July 2007. Weekend America. Capitalism in Eastern Europe and men's health. Interviewed by Sandy Travis, program aired at various times on subscribing Public Radio stations.

10 July 2007. Weekend America. Facial masculinity and perceptions of personality. Interviewed by Sandy Travis, program aired at various times on subscribing Public Radio stations.

02 November 2007. BBC World Service- Science in Action. Interviewed by host John Steward.

Media Coverage

24 July 2002. WDIV, Detroit television station. Men more likely to die at any age.

24 July 2002. BBC News. Being a man is bad for your health.

25 July 2002. New Scientist. Men die young - even if old.

8 August 2003. CanWest News Service, 11 English-language major metropolitan daily newspapers in Canada. Women choose cads, not dads.

14 October 2003. The Hamilton Spectator. (Ontario, Canada) When women crave bad, they're hot for a cad. (Interviewed by writer Agnes Bongers).

22 October 2003. Women Want 'Cads' For Dates, 'Dads' Long-Term Carried nationally on ABC and NBC television news.

22 October 2003. Dads and cads: unraveling the mysteries of female partner selection. Women's Health Matter News, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).

22 October 2003. Cognitive Science News. Dads vs. Cads: From the why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-a- good-man dept.

23 October 2003. United Press International. Women prefer cads over dads.

23 October 2003. The Washington Times. U-M Study: females prefer 'cads' for dates.

23 October 2003. Ann Arbor News. U-M study: For a fling, a cad's best: Survey finds women prefer bad boys for brief affairs. (Interviewed by writer Geoff Larcom).

24 October 2003. Vista Verde News. Ein Mann zum Zeugen, ein anderer zum Erziehen.

27 October 2003. Reuters and Reuters Health. Ladies' men: great for sex, but not for marriage. (Interviewed by writer Alison McCook).

27 October 2003. Ann Arbor News. Study makes a cad out of this dad. (Interviewed by writer Geoff Larcom).

28 October 2003. Himtimes (Himachal Pradesh, India). Sex with a 'cad', but stay with a 'dad': Women's preferences.

02 December 2003. New York Times. For a Good Time, Well, Don't Call Dad. (Interviewed by writer Mary Duenwald).

06 December 2003. Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL). Cads and dads: True love is still trial and error.

07 December 2003. Baltimore Sun. Cad vs. dad. (Interviewed by writer Peter Jensen).

10 December 2003. Watertown Daily Times (NY). WHS grad explores cads and dads theory.

22 December 2003. The Flint Journal. By the numbers: Survey reveals area health habits.

27 December 2003. New York Times. Experimental Lit.

04 February 2004. CNN-Netscape News. Why women want the bad boys.

20 March 2004. Washington Post. Doomed Hubble's Fans Flood NASA With Ideas. (Interviewed by writer Guy Gugliotta).

27 May 2004. Good Housekeeping. Largest demographic risk factor: Being male.

27 May 2004. United Press International. Young Males at Highest Risk of Early Death. (Interviewed by writer Ed Edelson, story carried by numerous media outlets).

16 June 2004. Chicago Tribune. In end, cads lose to dads. (Interviewed by writer Amy Eagle).

19 June 2004. CNN Headline News. National News. Covered by Sanjay Gupta.

19 June 2004. KTLA-TV (WB). Los Angeles, CA. News At Ten.

19 June 2004. WJBK-TV (FOX). Detroit, MI. Fox 2 News Weekend.

19 June 2004. WFMZ-TV (IND). Philadelphia, PA. 69 News.

19 June 2004. KSAZ-TV (FOX). Phoenix, AZ. Fox 10 News @ 5:30.

21 June 2004. KWGN-TV (WB) . Denver, CO. WB2 News At Nine.

20 June 2004. WKYC-TV (NBC). Cleveland, OH. Channel 3 News Sunday Morning.

20 June 2004. News 8 (Austin, TX). Men die earlier than women.

21 June 2004. WAGA-TV (FOX). Atlanta, GA. Fox5 Morning News At 6:00.

21 June 2004. The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Social Studies.

22 June 2004. Orlando Sentinal. Orlando, FL. Study: In the end, cads lose out to dads.

27 June 2004. Capital 9 News (IBN). Albany, NY. Keeping men healthier longer

27 June 2004. Washington Post. Fast and Loose. (Interviewed by writer Laura S. Stepp on Dads and Cads).

July 2004. Marketing to Women, vol. 17, no. 7. Women like rogues for sex but not for marriage.

22 August 2004. Kansas City Star. Virtual strangers embrace a new kind of altruism in cyberspace. (Interviewed by writer Eric Adler).

October, 2004. Scientific American, 291, no. 4. News Scan Briefs- Data Points: Man Alive? (Interviewed by Nicole Garbarini)

9 August 2005. USA Today. When it comes to dating, extravagant gifts keep on giving. (Interviewed by Michelle Lefort)

11 October 2005. The Flint Journal. Kirkendoll, S. Residents lax about protected sex - survey.

6 November 2005. The Boston Globe. Christopher Shea. Survivlaist lit: Does Darwin have anything to say about Beowulf and Madame Bovary?

14 November 2005. The Flint Journal. Kirkendoll, S. Area diabetes rate one of state's highest.

February, 2006. Medscape weekly newsletter (Article 523435). Community-Based Public Health CME/CE. Daniel Shodell.

10 May 2006. LiveScience.com. Men Pay the Ultimate Price to Attract Women. Interviewed by Robert Britt.

10 May 2006. United Press International. Women living longer universal.

10 May 2006. Science Daily. Evolutionary Forces Explain Why Women Live Longer Than Men.

10 May 2006. RxPG News. Why women live longer than men.

11 May 2006. CBS News. Why Do Women Live Longer? Researchers Examine Role of Risky Behavior In Life Expectancy.

11 May 2006. FOX News. Study Suggests Why Men Have Shorter Life Expectancy Than Women.

11 May 2006. China Daily. Men pay ultimate price to attract women.

11 May 2006. Hindustan Times. Men lose too much to impress women.

12 June 2006. USA Today. Male life span increasing. Interviewed by writer Kim Painter.

14 June 2006. Risk-taking can be a double-edged sword. Scripps Howard News Service, DC. Carried by papers such as Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX).

15 June 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Risk-taking can be a two-faced monster. Interviewed by writer Cristina Rouvalis.

30 June 2006. Science. Long-Ago Peoples May Have Been Long in the Tooth. Commentary invited by writer Constance Holden.

14 December 2006. United Press International. Many judge men as mate by facial features.

19 December 2006. San Antonio Express-News. Research subjects make character judgments based on men's facial qualities. Interviewed by writer Marina Pisano.

25 December 2006. USA Today. No saving faces: Masculine features can be threatening. Interviewed by writer Sharon Jayson.

26 December 2006. The Oklahoman. Psychology: Face off.

December, 2006. Findings (University of Michigan School of Public Health Magazine). Evolutionary forces explain why women live longer than men.

03 January 2007. MSNBC. How women pick mates vs. flings: Chiseled men catch the eye, but do rounder faces make for better partners? Interviewed by writer Abigail Leonard.

04 January 2007. Yahoo News. The science of men, women, and attraction. Featured story on Yahoo.com homepage.

January 2007. Men's Health. Wrecked on the highway: Men are drinking and driving (and dying) in record numbers. Interviewed by Jim Thornton.

25 January 2006. Society for Women's Health Research. A Passing Glance Is All It Takes to Select a Mate. Interviewed by Karen Young.

26 January 2007. SooToday (Sault St. Marie, MI). What women want.

29 January 2007. Reuters. Look like James Bond? Expect a date not marriage. Carried internationally.

29 January 2007. Zee News (India). Women need simple glance to choose a mate.

29 January 2007. Daily India. Facial features responsible for women's' choice of mates.

29 January 2007. Yahoo! Japan. Featured article on homepage.

05 February 2007. Philadelphia Inquirer. Carnal Knowledge: The truth about single women.Interviewed about mortality patterns by Faye Flam. Subsequently carried by other papers including the Belleville News-Democrat (IL), Fort Wayne News Sentinel (IN), Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME).

14 February 2007. Michigan Daily. The science behind why she won't be your Valentine. Interviewed by Kingson Man.

15 February 2007. MBC (national South Korean television network). Hello global. Interviewed off-camera by Christy Bue.

February 2007. American Psychological Society Observer, 20, 12-17. Love's labor found: Psychological science and the quest for romance. Interviewed for cover story by Eric Jaffe.

February 2007. Association of Image Consultants International newsletter. Interviewed by Laurie Campbell of Marie Claire.

03 March 2007. New Scientist. Fictional selection. Written by collaborator Jonathan Gottschall.

April 2007. Women's Health. Sex Report. Interviewed by Paige Greenfield. April 2007. Cosmopolitan. Manly Men. Interviewed by Lixandra Urresta.

05 April 2007. News-Medical (Australia). War study has implications for understanding male and female psychology.

05 April 2007. MaxHealth. Stress Of War Harms Civilian Men More Than Women.

06 April 2007. News-Medical (Australia). Male and female reactions to war.

07 April 2007. Daily India, NewKerala, & Yahoo! India News. Wars harm civilian men more than women: Study.

09 April 2007. The University Record. Study: Stress of war harms civilian men more than women. Cover story in the official newspaper for the faculty and staff of the University of Michigan.

24 April 2007. The Jackson [MI] Citizen Patriot. Survey targets county health.

April, 2007. LSA Magazine (Spring 2007). Does he love you so? Maybe it's in his face. Featured in the Big News on Campus section of the magazine of Colleges of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.

May 2007. Glamour. Interviewed by Hallie Levine Sklar.

27 June 2007. The Scientist. Darwin hits dating. Interviewed by Kerry Grens.

01 July 2007. Capitalism is bad for men's health. Interviewed by Mira Oberman. Carried internationally by affiliates of Agence France-Presse (AFP).

09 July 2007. The University Record. Freedom isn't always healthy for men. The official newspaper for the faculty and staff of the University of Michigan.

08 August 2007. CityNews (CP24, Canada). Women Avoid 'Macho' Facial Features When Looking For A Mate: Study. Interviewed by CityNews staff.

09 August 2007. 29 August 2007. PsychCentral. People's Risk Taking Behavior More Complex Than Thought.

29 August 2007. ScienceDaily; PhysOrg.com, Environmental News Network. Not All Risk Is Created Equal.

29 August 2007. Yahoo News India. Big risk takers also play safe at times.

01 September 2007. Medical News Today. Evolutionary Psychology and Risk Taking.

04 September 2007. LiveScience. College Guys More Romantic Than Gals. Interviewed by Jeanna Bryner.

04 September 2007. MSNBC. Emotional wiring different in men.

08 September 2007. Long Beach Press-Telegram. Thrill of the chase counts.

09 September 2007. Associated Press. Risk-Takers: What Makes Them Tick? Interviewed by David Crary.

09 September 2007. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Risk-takers fascinate psychologists.

09 September 2007. Baltimore Sun. Fossett pursues thrills, but warily.

12 September 2007. SHE Magazine (UK). Men chose romance over success.

17 September 2007. The University Record. Study: Not all risk is created equal. The official newspaper for the faculty and staff of the University of Michigan.

November, 2007. LSA Magazine. (University of Michigan). Freedom isn't always healthy for men.

14 November 2007. LiveScience. Oddly, Hypocrisy Rooted in High Morals. Interviewed by Jeanna Bryner.

13 December 2007. U.S. News & World Report. On men's health: Why we're much too accident-prone. Interviewed by Adam Voiland.

26 January 2008. Flint Journal (Flint, MI). Percentage of area smokers rises. Kristyn Peterson.

30 January 2008. LiveScience/Space.com. Scientists Say Bush Stifles Science and Lets Global Leadership Slip. Interviewed by Jeanna Bryner.

03 March 2008. The Flint Journal. ZIP 48420 leads county in heart disease, cancer, stroke risk.

05 March 2008. Yahoo News. Urban kids who feel safe look to future, avoid danger.

11 March 2008. LiveScience. Why power and prostitution go together. Interviewed by Jeanna Bryner.

12 March 2008. Newsweek.com. His Cheating Brain. Interviewed by General Editor Mary Carmichael.

19 March 2008. LiveScience. Are Humans Meant to be Monogamous? Interviewed by Jeanna Bryner.

20 March 2008. FOX News. Scientists' Views Vary on Whether Humans Are Meant to Be Monogamous.

May 2008. Body+Soul Magazine. Worth the Risk. Interviewed by Frances Lefkowitz.

Media Coverage of The Literary Animal

6 November 2005. New York Times. The Literary Darwinists. D.T. Max.

6 November 2005. The Boston Globe. Survivalist lit: Does Darwin have anything to say about Beowulf and Madame Bovary? Christopher Shea.

December 2005. Skeptic Magazine, 12, 87-90. The Evolution of Literature: A Review of The Literary Animal. David Michelson.

7 January 2006. The Times (London, UK). Last word: Jane Austen's women are doing only what every chimp is hardwired to do. Ben Macintyre.

26 January 2006. Nature, 439, 388-398. Textual Selection. John Whitfield.

February/March 2006. Seed Magazine, 34-35. Shakespeare Meets the Selfish Gene. Jennifer Leonard.

4 February 2006. Politiken (national Danish newspaper), Litteraturen ifølge Darwin. Anne Mette Lundtofte.

11 May 2006. Nature, 441, 160. A cross-cultural relationship. Rebecca Goldstein.

Book Chapters

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2005). Modern reactions to characters in British Romantic literature reflect alternative mating strategies. In D.S. Wilson & J. Gottschall (Eds.), The Litererary Animal. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.

Kruger, D. J. (2005). Entries for "Altruism," "Charles Darwin," "Extramarital Sex," "Noble Savage," and "Norms." In N.J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Papers

Kruger, D.J. & Fisher, M. (in press). Women's life history attributes are associated with preferences in mating relationships. Evolutionary Psychology.

Kruger, D.J. (in press). The importance of multi-level theoretical integration in biopsychosocial research. Psychological Topics. Invited, peer reviewed article for the special issue on the Biopsychosocial approach to health and illness.

Shirey, L.A., Griffith, D.M., Brady, J., Kruger, D.J., Morrel-Samuels, S., Greene-Moton, E. (in press). Challenges and lessons learned in developing a community-based health survey. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action.

Kruger, D.J. (2008). Young adults attempt exchanges in reproductively relevant currencies. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 204-212.

Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T.M., & Zimmerman, M.A. (2008). Time perspective as a mechanism for functional developmental adaptation. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 2, 1-22.

Kruger, D.J. (2008). Verifying the operational definition of neighborhood for the psycho-social impact of structural deterioration. Journal of Community Psychology.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J.S., & Shirey, L.A. (2008). Using GIS to facilitate community-based public health planning of diabetes intervention efforts. Health Promotion Practice, 9, 76-81.

Alaimo, K., Packnett, E., Miles, R., & Kruger, D.J. (2008). Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Urban Community Gardeners. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 94-101.

Kruger, D.J., Wang, X. T., & Wilke, A. (2007). Towards the development of an evolutionarily valid domain-specific risk-taking scale. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 570-583.

Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T.M., & Gee, G.C. (2007). Neighborhood social conditions mediate the association between physical deterioration and mental health. American Journal of Community Psychology, 40, 261-271.

Kruger, D.J., Hutchison, P., Monroe, M.G., Reischl, T. & Morrel-Samuels, S. (2007). Assault Injury Rates, Social Capital, and Fear of Neighborhood Crime. Journal of Community Psychology, 35, 483-498.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2007). Economic transition, male competition, and sex differences in Mortality Rates. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 411-427.

Kruger, D.J. (2006). Male facial masculinity influences attributions of personality and reproductive strategy. Personal Relationships, 13, 451-463.

Wilke, A., Hutchinson, J.M., Todd, P.M., & Kruger, D.J. (2006). Is risk taking used as a cue in mate choice? Evolutionary Psychology, 4, 367-393.

Nesse, R. M. & Kruger, D.J. (2006, January 30). The Vulnerable Sex. Invited article for The House Magazine, the weekly magazine for the British Parliament, 4-5.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2006). An evolutionary life-history framework for understanding sex differences in human mortality rates. Human Nature, 17, 74-97.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005). Males identify and respond adaptively to the mating strategies of other men. Sexualities, Evolution, and Gender, 7, 233-244.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005). Alternative Male Mating Strategies are Intuitive to Women. Current Research in Social Psychology, 11, 39-50.

Fisher, M., Kruger, D.J., Platek, S.M., & Salmon, C. (2004). Reflections from The Next Generation: These are the Voyages of Students in Evolutionary Psychology. Evolutionary Psychology, 2, 160-173.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2004). Sexual selection and the Male:Female Mortality Ratio. Evolutionary Psychology, 2, 66-77.

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2003). Proper and dark heroes as dads and cads: Alternative mating strategies in British Romantic literature. Human Nature, 14, 305-317.

Kruger, D. J. (2003). Evolution and altruism: Combining psychological mediators with naturally selected tendencies. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24, 118-125.

Kruger, D. J. (2003). Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods in community research. The Community Psychologist, 36, 18-19.

Kruger, D. J., & Zechmeister, E. (2001). A skills-experience inventory for the undergraduate psychology major. Teaching of Psychology, 28, 249-253.

Kruger, D. J. (2001). Psychological aspects of adaptations for kin directed altruistic helping behaviors. Social Behavior and Personality, 29, 323-330.

Comments

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2005, October 11). Human evolution as cause for patriarchy and mortality patterns. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59.

Kruger, D. J. (2002). The Deconstruction of Constructivism. American Psychologist, 57, 456-457.

Invited Reviews

Kruger, D. J. (in press). Review of Michael Shermer's "The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Share, Gossip, and Follow the Golden Rule." Human Ethology Bulletin.

Kruger, D. J. (2007). Review of Lee Dugatkin's ''The altruism equation: Seven scientists search for the origins of goodness.'' The Quarterly Review of Biology 82, 177-178.

Kruger, D. J. (2005). Review of Nigel Barber's ''Kindness in a cruel world: The evolution of altruism.'' The Quarterly Review of Biology, 80, 379-380.

Research Reports

Prevention Research Center of Michigan Community Survey Committee (2005). Speak to Your Health! Community Data and Community Action. Flint, MI. Prevention Research Center of Michigan.

Genesee County Health Department (2005). The Health of Genesee County. Flint, MI. Genesee County Health Department.

Prevention Research Center of Michigan Community Survey Committee (2003, December). Speak to your Health! Community Survey. Public presentation and report at the International Center in Flint, Michigan.

Kruger, D. J., Delgado, L., Hudson T., Luna, R., Rogers, J., Ross, E., Tamley, K. and Wilson, T., (2000). Barriers to independence: A study of housing and personal assistance issues for people with disabilities residing in nursing homes. Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Learning & Access Living.

Kruger, D. J., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Jayraj, A., and Wiley, M. (1999). West Garfield Park residents' perspectives about their community. Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Learning & Bethel New Life, Inc.

Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Jayraj, A., and Kruger, D. J. (1999). Documenting the impact of Bethel New Life in the West Garfield Park community. Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Learning & Bethel New Life, Inc.

Garrard, W., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., and Kruger, D. J. (1997). The Edgewater-Uptown School-to-Work Initiative: 1997 Progress Report. Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Learning & EDGE/UP.

Invited talks

Kruger, D.J. (2008, January). The role of psychological factors in socio-economic disparities in health. Invited talk for the Socioeconomic Disparities in Health forum, Department of Kinesiology, University of Michigan.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, October). Assessing the impact of the REACH 2010 program on community attitudes and perinatal health outcomes. Invited talk for the PRIDE Medical Services Committee/FIMR Review. Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, MI.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, October). Integrating Life History Theory and Evolutionary Psychology. Invited talk for the LIFE Fall Academy, A collaborative graduate study program between the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, the Humboldt-University in Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, the University of Virginia, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Life Academy held at the University of Michigan.

Burch, R., Deaner, R.O., Fisher, M., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, April). Functional adaptations for scaling the Ivory Tower: How an evolutionist can successfully enter academia. Invited symposium for the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, New Paltz, NY.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, March). Sexual selection, male competition, and sex differences in human mortality rates. Invited talk, Behavior, Evolution, and Culture Speaker Series, Department of Anthropology, University of California Los Angeles.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, March). Distinguishing dads from cads: Multi-channel recognition of alternative male mating strategies. Invited talk, Department of Psychology, California State University Fullerton.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, March). Why didn't natural selection make the body (and mind) better? Invited talk, Department of Psychology, California State University Fullerton.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, March). Using community based research to facilitate action oriented health education. Invited talk for the meeting of the Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children. Ann Arbor, MI.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, January). What did the Romantics know about romance? A Darwinian perspective on male mating Strategies in British Romantic novels. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2005, November). Socio-economic conditions and sex differences in mortality rates within and across nations. Invited talk for the University of Michigan's Evolution and Human Adaptation Program- Evolutionary Brown Bag.

Kruger, D.J. (2005, October). Pirates and promiscuity: How women respond to alternative male mating strategies. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology at Kenyon College , Gambier, OH.

Kruger, D.J. (2005, October). Putting Science to Work at the Prevention Research Center of Michigan. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology at Kenyon College , Gambier, OH.

Kruger, D.J. (2005, October). Life History Theory and the Social Sciences. Invited talk for the LIFE Fall Academy, A collaborative graduate study program between the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, the Humboldt-University in Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, the University of Virginia, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Life Academy held at the University of Michigan.

Kruger, D.J. (2005, October). The Prevention Research Center Community Survey. Invited talk for the Board of Directors of the Greater Flint Health Coalition, Flint, MI.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005, May). Male mating strategies and women's mate selection criteria: Insights from British Romantic literature. Invited talk presented at the University of Michigan's Decision Consortium Conference.

Fisher, M., & Kruger, D.J. (2005, March). Tom Hanks or Colin Farrell: The "Dad" Versus "Cad" Mating Strategy. Invited talk presented at St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Kruger, D.J. (2004, November). Evolutionary insight on sex differences in mortality. Invited talk presented for the Evolution and Behavior series, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

Kruger, D.J., & Reischl, T. (2004, November). Understanding the Relationship of Neighborhood Conditions and Perceptions to Mental Health. Invited talk for the Greater Flint Health Coalition, Flint, MI.

Kruger, D.J. (2003, November). Alternative male mating strategies exemplified in literary heroes. Invited talk presented for Binghamton University's Evolutionary Studies Program. Vestal, NY.

Kruger, D.J. (2003, October). Understanding sex differences in mortality rates with an integrative evolutionary perspective. Invited talk presented for Binghamton University's Evolutionary Studies Program. Vestal, NY.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2003, May). Human mortality patterns in an integrative life course perspective. Invited talk for The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE) A collaborative graduate study program between the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, the Humboldt-University in Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Life Academy held at the University of Michigan.

Kruger, D.J. (2003, January). Using specialized software to conduct systematic survey research over the Internet. Invited talk, Institute for Social Research Information Technologies, University of Michigan.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2002, December). Trends, composition, and causes of sexual disparities in mortality. Invited talk, Social Environment and Health Program, University of Michigan.

Nesse, R. M. & Kruger, D. J. (2002, March). Why males are the frail sex: Evolutionary perspectives on the sexual mortality ratio. Invited talk, Social Environment and Health Program, University of Michigan.

Nesse, R. M. & Kruger, D. J. (2002, March). Why males are the frail sex: Evolutionary perspectives on cohort and cultural variations in the sexual mortality ratio. Invited talk, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.

Symposia

Kruger, D.J., Turner, T., Lewis, Y., & Carty, D. (2008, March). A community partnership designed to reduce disparities in infant mortality. Symposium presented at the Third Annual Health Disparities Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Turner, T., & Lewis, Y. (2007, November). Using a community implemented activity to address racial disparities in infant mortality in Genesee County, Michigan. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., & Lewis, Y. (2007, October). Democratizing data: Local dissemination strategies for a community-based health survey. Symposium presented at Michigan's Premier Public Health Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Franks, M. & Kruger, D.J. (2007, October). Documenting effectiveness in a successful infant mortality disparity reduction community initiative. Symposium presented at Michigan's Premier Public Health Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., & Morrel-Samuels, S. (2004, August). The PRC Speak to Your Health Community Survey. Invited symposium for the annual conference of the Michigan Association for Local Public Health. Ann Arbor, MI.

Strassman, B., & Kruger, D.J. (2003, May). Evolution panel. Invited symposium for The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE) A collaborative graduate study program between the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, the Humboldt-University in Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Life Academy held at the University of Michigan.

Kruger, D. J., Delgado, L., Luna, R. D., Tamley, K., & Wilson, T. (2000, October). Building Research Capacity to Enhance the Impact of Advocacy Organizations. Symposium conducted at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Hickory Corners, MI.

Fath, K., Gorman, G., Halvorson, J., Kruger, D. J., Roy, M., & Temple, G. (2000, March). The Fourth Annual Graduate Student Colloquium: The Relationship Between Graduate Student's Teaching and Their Preparation as Scholars. Loyola University Chicago.

Suarez-Balcazar, Y., London, L., Li, S., Hill, S., Jayraj, A., Kruger, D. J., Kinney, L., and Buhin, L. (1999, October). Issues in building healthy and productive university-community partnerships across different settings. Symposium conducted at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Downers Grove, IL.

Newbrough, J., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Jayaraj, A., & Kruger, D. J. (1999, July). The Community Action-Research Centers Project. Symposium conducted at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, New Haven, CT.

Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kruger, D. J., & Jayaraj, A. (1999, May). Models of community- university collaborations for participatory evaluation. Symposium conducted at annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Paper Presentations

Kruger, D.J., & Turner, T. (2007, November). Identifying best practices in a successful program to reduce disparities in infant mortality. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Turner, T., & Lewis, Y. (2007, November). The successes of a community partnership designed to reduce disparities in infant mortality. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., & Turner, T. (2007, November). Documenting effectiveness in a successful infant mortality reduction program . Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., Lewis, Y. (2007, October). Democratizing data: Local dissemination strategies for a community-based health survey. Paper session presented at Michigan's Premier Public Health Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Franks, M., Turner, T., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, October). Documenting effectiveness in a successful infant mortality disparity reduction community initiative. Paper session presented at Michigan's Premier Public Health Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Carroll, J., Johnson, J., Gottschall, J., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, June). Author Sex Bias in the Depiction of Mate Selection Preferences in Victorian Novels. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Williamsburg, VA.

Kruger, D.J., & Lanthorn, H. (2007, May). The impact of three types of insecurity on mental and physical health. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, May). Time perspective guides early adolescent behavioral strategies. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, May). Alternative male mating strategies are recognized across cultures. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

McKellar, J., Morrel-Samuels, S., Zimmerman, M., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, May). Collaborating to Reduce Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality: REACH 2010 and the Prevention Research Center of Michigan. Paper session presented at the United States - Mexico Border Health Association 65th Annual Meeting, South Padre Island, Texas.

Kruger, D.J. (2007, April). Assessing the recognition of alternative male mating strategies across cultures. Paper session presented at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, New Paltz, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Noble, K., & Shirey, L. (2006, November). Planning diabetes intervention efforts with geographical information systems. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Lewis, Y., Kruger, D.J. (2006, November). Mapping a message for faith leaders. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2006, August). Male competition, economic transition, and sex differences in mortality rates. Paper session presented at the biennial congress of the International Society for Human Ethology, Detroit, MI.

Kruger, D.J., Zimmerman, M., & Reischl, T.M. (2006, June). Time Perspective as a Psychological Mechanism for Functional Developmental Adaptation. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Philadelphia, PA.

Jackson, J.J. & Kruger, D.J. (2006, June). Measurement of Human Mating Strategies: Replication and Extension of the Three-Factor Model of Sociosexuality. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Philadelphia, PA.

Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., Johnson, J., & Kruger, D.J. Graphing Jane Austen. (2006, June). Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Philadelphia, PA.

Kruger, D.J. (2006, May). Male Facial Masculinity Influences Relationship Preferences and Personality Attributions. Paper session to be presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Wang, X.T., & Wilke, A. (2006, May). Evolutionary Domain Specificity in Perceptions of Risk Taking. Paper session to be presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Shirey, L., Brady, J., Greene-Moton, E., Kruger, D.J., Griffith, D., Isichei, P., Kunkel, L., Morrel-Samuels, S., & Sparks, A. (2005, November). Challenges and lessons learned developing a community-based health survey. Paper session to be presented at the annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2005, June). Social context, male competition, and sex differences in mortality. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., Johnson, J., & Kruger, D.J. (2005, June). Individual Differences in the Achievement of Evolutionarily Relevant Goals in Victorian Novels. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

Wang, X.T., Kruger, D.J., & Wilke, A. (2005, June). Evolutionary Domains of Risk and Life History. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005, May). Males Identify and Respond Adaptively to the Mating Strategies of Other Men. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005, May). Women's Life History Attributes Predict Intentions and Behaviors in Romantic Relationships. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., Lewis, E.Y., & Shirey, L. (2005, March). Using geographical information systems to facilitate community based public health planning of diabetes intervention efforts. Paper session presented at the 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA.

Kruger, D.J., & Shirey, L., & Brady, J. (2004, November). Using Geographical Information Systems to Facilitate Community Based Public Health Planning. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., & Reischl, T. (2004, November). Understanding the relationship of neighborhood conditions and perceptions to mental health. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2004, July). Dad and Cad Mating Strategies in British Romantic Literature. Paper session presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Human Ethology, Ghent, Belgium.

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2004, July). Dads and Cads: Alternative Male Mating Strategies and Female Preferences for Literary Characters. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Berlin, Germany.

Wilke, A., Todd, P.M., Hutchinson, J.M.C., & Kruger, D.J. (2004, July). Risk-taking behavior as a cue in mate choice: a cross-cultural study. Paper session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Berlin, Germany.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2004, May). An Integrative Evolutionary Perspective on Sex Differences in Mortality. Paper session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2004, May). Dads and Cads: Alternative Mating Strategies in British Romantic Literature. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M. (2004, April). Sex Differences in Mortality are Amplified in Disadvantaged and Uncertain Socioeconomic Conditions. Paper session presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Fisher, M.L., Kruger, D.J., & Jobling, I. (2003, August). Women's Mating Strategies and Preferences of Dads Versus Cads. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kruger, D.J., Nesse, R. M. (2003, June). The Male:Female Mortality Ratio across social contexts. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Jobling, I., Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M.L. (2003, June). Dads and Cads: Alternative Mating Strategies and Preferences for Literary Characters. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2003, May). An Integrated Evolutionary Perspective on the Male to Female Mortality Ratio. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Kruger, D.J., Nesse, R.M., Bhimani, M., Carmona, M., Terwilliger, N., & Weidle, K. (2003, May). Emotional Commitment in Interpersonal Relationships as a Social Strategy. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Kruger, D.J., Nesse, R. M. (2002, June). The risk of being male: The Sexual Mortality Ratio for leading causes of death in the United States. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Nesse, R. M. & Kruger, D.J. (2002, June). Measuring commitment: Methods, importance and correlates. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Kruger, D. J., Nesse, R. M., & Vinokur, A. (2002, May). Factors influencing the psychological well being of elderly Americans. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Kruger, D. J. (2001, June). An integration of proximate and ultimate influences for altruistic helping intentions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, London, England.

Kruger, D. J. (2001, April). The unique effect of kinship in predicting helping intentions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D. J. (2001, March). Evolution and altruism: Integrating proximate and ultimate influences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Social Psychologists of Chicago, University of Chicago.

Russell, R., Bryant, F., Kruger, D. J., Jones, M., & Wandrei, M. (2000, July). Perspective taking and identifying with characters in fiction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Kruger, D. J. (2000, March). Altruism and evolution: Evidence for cognitive processes facilitating ultimate objectives. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Social Psychologists of Chicago, University of Chicago.

Kruger, D. J., & Jayraj, A. (1999, October). A research toolbox for community organizations. Paper presented at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Downers Grove, IL.

Kruger, D. J. (1999, May). Cognitive mechanisms for kin selection across domains of assistance. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Kruger, D. J. (1999, May). An evolutionary approach to social psychology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Loyola University Chicago.

Kruger, D. J., & Jayaraj, A. (1998, October). Some current trends and future possibilities in community-university collaborations. Paper presented at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Oregon, IL.

Kruger, D. J. (1998, May). Can we forgive Buss et al. for their use of force?: A new spin on extra-relational affairs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, Loyola University Chicago.

Kruger, D. J. (1998, March). Differences in intentions to provide assistance based on the gender of the recipient. Paper presented at the annual Notre Dame Gender Studies Conference, South Bend, IN.

Kruger, D. J. (1998, March). Harried high school students and the hallowed halls of academia. Paper presented at the annual Graduate Student Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago.

Kruger, D. J. (1997, October). A community invests in its future: The EDGE/UP School-to-Work Initiative. Paper presented at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Dowagiac, MI.

Poster Presentations

Kruger, D.J., & Turner, T. (2007, November). Best practices and policy changes in reducing disparities in infant mortality. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Kardum, I., Tifferet, S. (2007, May). Cross-cultural recognition of alternative male mating strategies. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T., Zimmerman, M.A. (2007, May). Time perspective mediates environmental experiences and risky behavioral strategies in early adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., & Lanthorn, H. E. The impact of different dimensions of insecurity on mental and physical health. (2007, May). Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Morrel-Samuels, S., Slonim, A., & Davis-Satterla, L. (2007, May). Developing a Cross-Site Evaluation Tool for Diverse Health Interventions. Poster session presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J. & Nesse, R.M. (2007, April). Patriarchy, male competition, and excess male mortality. Poster session presented at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, New Paltz, NY.

Hong, J.H., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, April). What type of men do you like? Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring Research Symposium.

Promack, M., Salman, T., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, April). Evolution, culture, and mortality patterns. Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring Research Symposium.

Molkina, D., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, April). You chose: Cad or dad? Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring Research Symposium.

Byker, D., & Kruger, D.J. (2007, March). The evolutionary psychology of shopping. Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Upper Division Research Symposium.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., & Shirey, L. (2006, November). Using geographical information systems to monitor and improve childhood lead screening. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Kruger, D.J. (2006, August). Facial masculinity as a cue for inferring male reproductive strategy. Poster session presented at the biennial congress of the International Society for Human Ethology, Detroit, MI.

Kruger, D.J., & Jackson, J.J. (2006, May). Investment Allocations for Long- and Short-Term Romantic Partner Attributes. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Philadelphia, PA.

Kruger, D.J. (2006, May). Male Facial Masculinity Influences Attributions of Personality and Reproductive Strategy. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Zimmerman, M.A., & Morgenstern, H. (2006, May). The Unique Relationship of Sleep Problems to Mental and Physical Health. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Wang, X.T., & Wilke, A. (2006, May). Identifying Evolutionary Valid Domains of Risk Taking. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Figueredo, A.J., & Jackson, J.J. (2006, May). The Relationships among Psychological Indicators of Life History Attributes. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Kruger, D.J., Noble, K., & Shirey, L. (2006, May). Using GIS to facilitate community lead screening efforts and evaluation. Poster session to be presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Jackson, J.J., & Kruger, D.J. (2006, January). The Measurement of Human Mating Strategies: Replication and Extension Of The Three-Factor Model. Poster session presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005, August). Women Understand Male Relationship Strategies in 19th Century British Novels. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2005, August). Increases in Economic Variation and Uncertainty Disproportionately Exacerbate Male Mortality. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., & Shirey, L. (2005, August). Facilitating Community Understanding of Survey Data Using a Map Library. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., & Fisher, M. (2005, August). Women Understand Male Relationship Strategies in 19th Century British Novels. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2005, August). Increases in Economic Variation and Uncertainty Disproportionately Exacerbate Male Mortality. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., Shirey, L., & Sparks, A. (2005, June). Neighborhood Physical Conditions and Perceptions of Social Conditions. Poster session presented at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Urbana, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., & Shirey, L. (2005, June). Understanding diabetes risk and enhancing community intervention efforts. Poster session presented at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Urbana, IL.

Kruger, D.J., & Sparks, A. (2005, June). Youth violence, perceptions of community characteristics, and civic engagement. Poster session presented at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Urbana, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T.M., Morrel-Samuels, S., & Zimmerman, M. (2005, May). Assault Injuries and Perceptions of Neighborhood Crime and Safety. Poster session presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D.J., Brady, J., Hutchison, P., Morrel-Samuels, S., Reischl, T.M., Shirey, L., & Zimmerman, M. (2005, May). Using Geographical Information Systems to facilitate community based interventions. Poster session presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Morrel-Samuels, S., Reischl, T.M., Kruger, D.J., Marc Zimmerman, M., & Ivy, W. (2004, June). Assault Injuries and Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in Genesee County, Michigan, U.S.A. Poster session presented at the Seventh World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Vienna, Austria.

Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M., & Jobling, I. (2004, May). Dads and Cads: A Heroic Foray in Darwinian Literary Criticism. Poster session presented at the annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Grinnell, C., & Kruger, D.J. (2004, April). Facial expressions after a betrayal in social relationships. Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring Research Symposium.

Chongsatitwatana, J., Mao, S., & Kruger, D.J. (2004, April). Dads and Cads: Behavior and Social Relationships. Poster session presented at the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring Research Symposium.

Alaimo, K., Brady, J., Greene-Moton, E., Isichei, P., Morrel-Samules, S., Kruger, D., Reischl, T., & Shirey, L. (2004, February). Prevention Research Center of Michigan-Speak to your health! Community Survey. Poster session presented at the National Conference in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Washington, DC.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2003, December). The emotional facilitation of cooperative behavior in interpersonal relations. Poster session presented at Self, Cognition, and Emotion- Kyoto University International Symposium. Ann Arbor, MI.

Kruger, D. J. (2003, August). The Male-to-Female Mortality Ratio in Socio-Economic Context. Poster session presented at the Summer Institute in Bounded Rationality, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2003, August). The impact of social factors on the Male-to-Female Mortality Ratio. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kruger, D.J., Nesse, R.M., Bhimani, M., Carmona, M., Terwilliger, N., & Weidle, K. (2003, August). Emotion based commitment to actions and others as a social strategy. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kruger, D. J., Nesse, R. M. (2002, August). Sexual dimorphism in mortality rates: Composition, trends, and causes. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2002, August). Inflation of the sexual dimorphism ratio in modern societies. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Human Ethology. Montreal, Quebec.

Kruger, D. J., & Nesse, R. M. (2002, July). The risk of being male. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Nesse, R. M. & Kruger, D. J. (2002, June). Explaining sexual mortality ratio variations across age, culture and time. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Kruger, D. J. & Abraham, A. (2001, May). Ethnic Differences in Expectations of Obligation to Repay Helping Behaviors . Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago,IL

Kruger, D. J. (2000, June). Evidence for cognitive processes promoting inclusive fitness. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College, Amherst MA.

Bryant,F., Russell, R., Kruger, D. J., Crowther, A., & Elie, M. (2000, June). Dispositional empathy and reader's identification with protagonists in fiction. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Kruger, D. J., & Zechmeister, E. (2000, May). Documenting the distinctive skills of psychology majors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kruger, D. J., & Zechmeister, E. (2000, March). Assessment of academic skill development in Psychology coursework. Poster session presented at the Midwestern Institute for the Teaching of Psychology. College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.

Kruger, D. J. (1999, October). Recent advancements in techniques for community research. Poster session presented at the annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, Downers Grove, IL.

Kruger, D. J., & Zechmeister, E. (1999, August). A skills-experience inventory for undergraduate psychology majors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.

Kruger, D. J. (1999, August). Advanced information technology in community- university collaborations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.

Kruger, D. J., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Jayaraj, A. (1999, July). A community-university partnership in the capacity-building model. Poster session presented at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, New Haven, CT.

Zechmeister, E., Morgan, P., Kruger, D. J. & Fash, H. (1998, August). Carving up the young adult lexicon. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Kruger, D. J. (1998, May). Relative worth across disparate types of assistance. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Garrard, W., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kruger, D. J., Mahler, B., Muller, T. & Raza, A. (1998, May). An evaluation of a school-to-work initiative: The students' perspective. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Research Fellowships and Programs

Fellow, Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality in Psychology and Economics.
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany (8/03).

The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan's Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques. (07/02, 07/03). Topics: Imputation of missing data, Hierarchical Linear Modeling.

The University of Michigan Research Responsibility Program (10/01, 11/02). Human Participant Protections in the Social Sciences, Informed Consent, Mentoring and Being Mentored.

Graduate Fellow, Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning. Collaborative research projects with community based organizations including survey research, program evaluation, participatory evaluation, sustainable community indicators, structured interviews, focus groups, GIS (6/98 - 7/99).

Teaching Experience

Faculty Sponsor, University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Training and mentoring teams of undergraduates in social science research. Lecturing for UROP classes on topics relevant to social science research (2002-current).

Faculty Affiliate, The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics- A collaborative graduate study program between the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, the Humboldt-University in Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, the University of Virginia, and the University of Michigan. Lecture and mentor graduate students in collaborative research projects (2003-present).

Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago (8/98-5/00).
Psychology 381: Advanced Statistics with Computers for the Social Sciences (4x).
Psychology 306: Research Methods (1x).
Psychology 275: Social Psychology (2x).

Teaching Assistant for ten psychology courses, with guest lecturing: Introductory Psychology, Learning and Behavior, Research Methods, Community Psychology, Psychology of Perception, Abnormal Psychology, Introductory Statistics (8/96-5/98, 8/99-5/00).

Senior Counselor, Cornell University Cooperative Extension/4-H Camp Wabasso. Lectured on earth and space sciences for elementary and high school aged campers. (6/94-8/94, 6/95- 8/95).

Research Experience

Assistant Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. (11/03 - current).
XXXXXLead Evaluator, Genesee County REACH US
XXXXXResearch Evaluator, Genesee County REACH 2010
XXXXX Principle Investigator- Cross-Site evaluation of Michigan Department of Community Health's Health Disparity Reduction Program.
XXXXXPrinciple Investigator- PRC Speak to Your Health Community Survey, biennial survey of 1800 respondents in Genesee County, Michigan.
XXXXXConsultation on data management, statistical analysis, and Geographical Information Systems analyses for PRC research projects, including the Fathers and Sons intervention and evaluation, Youth Empowerment Solutions intervention and evaluation.

Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Projects include Alternative life history strategies, the Male-to-Female Morality Ratio, Evolution and the capacity for commitment, the Changing Lives of Older Couples project, the Ypsilanti Health Study, and other projects (7/01-6/03).

Loyola University Evaluation Team. TASC Passages & Women's Programs. Survey generation, database and statistical consulting. (1/01 - 5/01).

Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning. Database management, statistical analysis, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), report writing and dissemination for community research projects (1/00 - 5/01).

Graduate Research Assistant. Research projects included survey research, program evaluation, cognitive and memory studies, and developing a skill experience assessment inventory for the undergraduate program in psychology (8/96-5/98, 8/99-5/00).

Survey Interviewer. Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Contracted for a study on substance use in the Chicago area with the National Institutes of Health (5/97-9/97).

Organizational Leadership

Inter Cooperative Council (ICC) at the University of Michigan, a 550 member cooperative student housing system with 19 houses, office building, education center, and $1,600,000+ annual organization level budget.
--Treasurer, Coretta Scott King Cooperative Apartments (2004-current).
--Webmaster/Content Manager, ICC Web Team. (2003-05).
--Board of Directors (2002-03).
--President, Georgia O'Keeffe Cooperative (2002-03).
--Member, ICC Foods Committee. (2002-03). Oversight of nutrition, sanitation, and other food issues.
--President, M.C. Escher Cooperative (2002).

Graduate Student Coalition. Department Representative (1999-2000).

Council of Graduate School Programs (1998-1999). "The body officially responsible for discussing and formulating the aims, purposes, and quality standards of graduate programs under the auspices of the Graduate School." Student representative with full membership.

Graduate Student Advisory Committee (1997-1999). Student advisory board to the administration of the Graduate School.

Conference Coordinator and Treasurer. The annual Midwestern Eco-Community Conference, held October 2-4, 1998 in Oregon, IL. Generated and managed a budget of $11,500.

Manuscript and Proposal Reviewing

Faedda, S. (2005). Helping Others: An Evolutionary Perspective. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Editorial Boards

Evolutionary Psychology
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology

Ad hoc Reviewer

American Psychologist
British Journal of Psychology
Evolution and Human Behavior
Evolutionary Psychology
Field Methods (formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods)
Health Education & Behavior
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology
Personality and Individual Differences
Psychological Bulletin

Proposal reviewer for The Society for Community Research and Action, APA Division 27, sections at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (2000, 2003).

Counseling Experience

Psychiatric Counselor, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY. Prospect Community Residence (9/95-8/96, student intern 10/94-5/95). Conducted biweekly counseling sessions with clients, wrote service plans, organized field trips, and monitored medications.

References are available upon request