Education
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.
2009 University of Michigan Research Faculty Recognition Award (1 of 2 university –
wide)
2009 Faculty–Community Partnership Research Award, Partners for Healthy Communities Symposium,
Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
2005 Consequential Epidemiology Award for Top Oral Presentation, 19th National Conference on Chronic
Disease Prevention and Control (Annual CDC Conference)
1999 The Frank J. Kobler Award for outstanding scholarship and service in psychology (Loyola).
1999 – 2000 McCormick Tribune Foundation Fellowship at Loyola's Center for Urban Research and Learning.
1999 APA Science Directorate Student Travel Award.
One of three finalists for the 1999-2000 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching (Loyola).
1999 Student Scholarship, SCRA 7th Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action.
1998 – 2000 Five departmental travel awards for first author presentations at national conferences (Loyola).
1987 The Marie Elitharpe Award for achievement in science.
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.
Association for Psychological Science
American Public Health Association
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
18 June 2004. Anderson Cooper 360. Interviewed by Stephanie Smith, CNN Medical News.
10 January 2006. NBC Today Show. Interviewed by Jen Gentile.
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.
03 September 2008. Interviewed by hosts Bob and Shiona. CHML AM, Hamilton, ON.
17 December 2008. Maritime Noon (CBC). Interviewed by host Costas Halavrezos.
20 December 2008. Get Real. WFMP. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
Over 100 unique reports in outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Scientific American, New Scientist, U.S. News & World Report, Der Spiegel, BBC News, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX News. Details provided upon request.
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.
Kruger, D.J., & Valerio, M. A. (in press). Association between psychosocial factors and asthma in a demographically representative adult sample. Journal of Asthma.
Kruger, D.J., Morrel-Samuels, S., Davis-Satterla, L., Harris-Ellis, B.J. & Slonim, A. (in press). Developing a Cross-Site Evaluation Tool for Diverse Health Interventions. Health Promotion Practice.
Kruger, D.J., Lewis, Y., & Schlemmer, E. (in press). Mapping a message for faith leaders: Encouraging community health promotion with local health data. Health Promotion Practice.
Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., Johnson, J., & Kruger, D.J. (in press). Human Nature in British Novels of the Longer Nineteenth Century: Doing the Math. Philosophy and Literature.
Kruger, D.J., & Schlemmer, E. (2009). Male scarcity is differentially related to male marital likelihood across the life course. Evolutionary Psychology, 7, 280-287.
Kruger, D.J., & De Loney, E. H. (in press). The association of incarceration with community health and racial health disparities. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 3, 109-117.
Kruger, D.J., & Schlemmer, E. (2009). When men are scarce, good men are even harder to find: Life history, the sex ratio, and the proportion of men married. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 3,93-104.
Wang, X. T., Kruger, D.J., & Wilke, A. (2009). Life-history variables and risk-taking propensity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 30, 77-84.
Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L.A., Morrel-Samuels, S., Skorcz, S., & Brady, J.S. (2009). Using a community-based health survey as a tool for informing local health policy. Journal of Public Health Management and Policy, 15, 47-53.
Kruger, D.J. (2008). Human life history variation and sex differences in mortality rates. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 2 281-288.
Johnson, J., Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., & Kruger, D.J. (2008). Hierarchy in the Library: Egalitarian Dynamics in Victorian Novels. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 715-738.
Kruger, D.J. (2008). Male financial consumption is associated with higher mating intentions and mating success. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 603-612.
Kruger, D.J. & Fisher, M. (2008). Women's life history attributes are associated with preferences in mating relationships. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 245-258.
Kruger, D.J. (2008). The importance of multi-level theoretical integration in biopsychosocial research. Psychological Topics, 16, 225-240. 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. (2008). Challenges and lessons learned in developing a community-based health survey. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 2 , 99-104.
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, 36, 53-60.
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. (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.
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. (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. (2009). Evolutionary psychology and the evolution of psychology. Psychological Science Agenda. Special Section on Evolutionary Theory and Psychology.
Kruger, D. J. (2009). Life history as an integrative theoretical framework advancing the understanding of the attachment system. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32, 34-35.
Kruger, D. J. (2007). Celebrity Aesthetics as Mortality Terror Management. Entelechy: Mind & Culture, issue 7 (Summer/Fall 2007).
Kruger, D. J. (2007). Our (Professional) Bodies, Ourselves: Insights from NEEPS for NEEPS. Invited commentary for Entelechy: Mind & Culture, issue 7 (Summer/Fall 2007).
Kruger, D. J. (2002). The Deconstruction of Constructivism. American Psychologist, 57, 456-457.
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.
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.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, November). Human life history, male competition, and sex differences in mortality rates. Invited talk for the Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, September). Understanding sex differences in mortality rates with a life history framework. Invited talk for the Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, September). Men at Risk: Evolutionary theory and sex differences in mortality rates. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, September). Dads and Cads: Understanding male mating strategies with an evolutionary framework. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, September). Dads and Cads: Evolutionary theory and male reproductive strategies. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Kruger, D.J., & Turner, T. (2008, June). Racial and ethnic approaches to community health. Invited talk for the inaugural meeting of the Academy for Health Equity. Denver, CO.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, May). Finding answers through evaluation and research. Invited talk at the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Infant Mortality Summit. Lansing, MI.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, April). Evolutionary Psychology and Consumer Behavior. Invited discussant for Gad Saad’s talk on The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption. University of Michigan Decision Consortium Seminar, Ann Arbor, MI.
Flowers, M., Griffith, D.M., Kruger, D.J., Young, L.J. (2008, April). Racial disparities in infant mortality. Invited discussion for the 2008 Genesee County Public Health Conference, Flint, MI.
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.
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.
Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2009, November). Sex differences in mortality rates are shaped by reproductive strategies and population characteristics. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Kruger, D.J., & Munsell, M., (2009, November). Building a healthy baby: Neighborhood structural deterioration and birth health outcomes. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M.L., Cox, A., & Byker, D. (2009, July). Ancestral foraging strategies and sex differences in shopping experiences. Oral presentation given at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Oswego, NY.
Kruger, D.J., & Munsell, M. (2009, May). Differential maternal somatic investment in response to local environmental variation in a modern population. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Fullerton, CA.
Carroll, J., Gottschall, J., Johnson, J.A., & Kruger, D.J. (2009, May). Paleolithic politics in Victorian novels. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Fullerton, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Schlemmer, E. (2009, May). The Operational Sex Ratio, life history, and male marital rates. Oral presentation given at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., DeLoney, E.H. (2009, May). Incarceration of close others affects mental and physical health. Oral presentation given at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2009, May). Young adults attempt exchanges in currencies of reproductive value. Oral presentation given at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2009, May). Financial discounting is related to male mating intentions and success. Oral presentation given at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M.L., Cox, A., & Byker, D. (2009, May). Ancestral foraging strategies and sex differences in consumer shopping experiences. Oral presentation given at the annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, December). Using Geographical Information Systems for effective health assessment and evaluation. Oral presentation given at the Center for Disease Control’s REACH U.S. Technical Assistance Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Kruger, D.J., Carty, D.C., Turner, T.M., Campbell, B., DeLoney, E.H., & Lewis, Y. (2008, October). Developing and monitoring system change around social determinants of health: Lessons learned from a successful infant mortality reduction program. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., & Jayaratne, T. (2008, October). Who supports genetic research? Demographic factors associated with beliefs on risks and benefits. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., DeLoney, E.H., Sparks, A., & Sonnega, J. (2008, October). Health impact of incarceration on friends and family in the community. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Sonnega, J. & Kruger, D.J. (2008, October). Using a Community Based Health Survey to Describe Local Rates of Depression and Anxiety and inform efforts at Mental Health Promotion. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Campbell, B., Griffith, D.M., Shirey, L., Kruger, D.J., Robinson, K.J., MHA, Leverette, E. (2008, October). Getting the facts: Using a local community health survey for community mobilization around HIV/AIDS. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., & Shirey, L. (2008, October). Community based local health surveillance as a tool for informing policy change. Oral presentation given at Michigan’s Premier Public Health Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.
Kruger, D.J., Kardum, I., Tetaz, M., Tifferet, S., & Fisher, M. (2008, July). Cross-cultural recognition of alternative male mating strategies. Oral presentation given at the biennial congress of the International Society for Human Ethology, Bologna, Italy.
Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M.L., Cox, A., & Byker, D. (2008, June). The evolutionary psychology of consumer shopping experiences. Oral presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Kyoto, Japan.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, May). Human life history and sex differences in mortality rates. Oral presentation given at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Manchester, NH.
Wieseneck, S., Kruger, D.J., Matney, J., & Reischl, T. (2008, April). The Relationship Between Fear of Crime and a Healthy Lifestyle in Flint, MI. Oral presentation given at the Michigan Epidemiology Conference, East Lansing, MI.
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.
Kruger, D.J., & Valerio, M., (2009, November). Association between psychosocial factors and asthma in a demographically representative adult population. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Kruger, D.J. & Nesse, R.M. (2009, September). Understanding sex differences in mortality rates with an evolutionary life history framework. Poster presented at the International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, Marrakech, Morocco.
Kruger, D.J., & Turner, T.M. (2009, September). Research and evaluation for a promising infant mortality reduction program. Poster presented at the International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, Marrakech, Morocco.
Kruger, D.J., & Munsell, M. (2009, May). Neighborhood structural deterioration is inversely associated with maternal somatic investment. Poster presented at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Oswego, NY.
Kruger, D.J., & Schlemmer, E. (2009, May). Age moderates the Operational Sex Ratio relationship with male marital status. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Kruger, D.J. (2009, May). Risky financial strategies as male mating effort. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Kruger, D.J. & Nesse, R.M. (2009, May). Male mating competition, inequality, and excess male mortality. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., & Hamacher, L. (2009, May). Using a community based survey to facilitate policy development. Poster presented at the Partners for Healthy Communities Symposium. Ann Arbor, MI.
Kruger, D.J., Campbell, B., Valacak, M.J., & Trevor Thomas, T. (2009, May). Residential racial segregation is the strongest predictor of STI incidence. Poster presented at the Partners for Healthy Communities Symposium. Ann Arbor, MI.
Kruger, D.J., Munsell, M., & Turner, T.M. (2009, May). Using Geographical Information Systems in an infant mortality reduction initiative. Poster presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., & Hamacher, L. (2009, May). Using a community based survey to facilitate policy development. Poster presented at the special meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Valerio, M.A., Kruger, D.J., Murthy, S.S. (2009, May). Exploring the association between psychosocial factors and asthma in an adult population. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Hamacher, L., Shirey, L., Morrel-Samuels, S., & Lewis, Y. (2008, October). Establishing a county health insurance plan with the aid of a community based health survey. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Turner, T.M., & Youra, K. (2008, October). Using Geographical Information Systems to facilitate an infant mortality reduction initiative. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Shirey, L., White, A., Goldon, A., & DeLoney, E.H. (2008, October). Using a community based public health survey to address restaurant tobacco policies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Carty, D.C., Kruger, D.J., Turner, T.M., Campbell, B., DeLoney, E.H., Lewis, Y. (2008, October). Impact of an integrated anti-racism, community mobilization, and infant mortality prevention program on community racial attitudes and health status. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Munsell, M., & Turner, T.M. (2008, October). Using Geographical Information Systems to facilitate an infant mortality reduction initiative. Poster presented at Michigan’s Premier Public Health Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.
Kruger, D.J., Schlemmer, E. (2008, July). Male life history, the operational sex ratio, and variability in marital rates. Poster presented at the biennial congress of the International Society for Human Ethology, Bologna, Italy.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, June). Young adults attempt exchanges in reproductively relevant currencies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Kyoto, Japan.
Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T., & Zimmerman, M. (2008, June). Time perspective is a mediator of risky behavioral strategies rather than a byproduct. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Kyoto, Japan.
Sonnega, J., & Kruger, D.J. (2008, May). Using a community-based health survey to inform planning for sleep health promotion in an urban setting. Poster presented at the Society for Public Health Education Midyear Scientific Conference. Chicago, IL.
Reischl, T.M., Kaminski, J., Zimmerman, M. A., Kruger, D. J., Morrel-Samuels, S., Franzen, S., & Roberts, E. (2008, May). The challenges of empowering youth to mobilize community-level change and to evaluate the effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
Kruger, D.J., Young Park, J., & Jain-Figueroa, I. (2008, May). Evolutionary and cultural factors influence women’s preferences for romantic relationships. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., & Jayaratne, T. (2008, May). Factors predicting beliefs on the relative risks and benefits of genetic research. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, May). Young adults attempt exchanges in currencies of reproductive value. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., & De Loney, E.H. (2008, May). Incarceration adversely affects the mental and physical health of friends and family members. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., Fisher, M.L., Cox, A., & Byker, D. (2008, May). Evolutionary psychology and sex differences in shopping experiences. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2008, May). Time perspective is a mediator of risky behavioral strategies rather than a byproduct. Poster presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Kruger, D.J. (2008, May). Financial risk taking and male mating success. Poster presented at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Manchester, NH.
Kruger, D.J., & Schlemmer, E. (2008, May). When men are scarce, good men are even harder to find: Life history, the sex ratio, and marital rates. Poster presented at the meeting of the North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Manchester, NH.
Traskos, J., Park, J.Y., Macy, E., & Kruger, D.J. (2008, April). Investigating the causes of Male to Female Mortality Ratios. Poster presented at the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program’s Spring Research Symposium.
Schornack, B. & Kruger, D.J. (2008, April). The relationship between the location of parks and gymnasiums with exercise and health in Genesee County, MI. Poster presented at the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program’s Spring Research Symposium.
Park, J.Y., Jain-Figueroa, I., & Kruger, D.J. (2008, April). Evolutionary and cultural factors influence women’s preferences for romantic relationships. Poster presented at the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program’s Spring Research Symposium.
DiFazio, L., & Kruger, D.J. (2008, March). Fast food locations and dietary habits in Genesee County, MI. Poster presented at the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program’s Research Scholars Research Forum.
Kruger, D.J., & De Loney, E.H. (2008, March). The impact of incarceration on community health disparities. Poster presented at the Third Annual Health Disparities Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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.
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).
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).
Prevention Research Center, School of Public
Health, University of
Michigan. (11/03 - current).
| XXXXX | Lead Evaluator, Genesee County REACH US |
| XXXXX | Research Evaluator, Genesee County REACH 2010 |
| XXXXX | Principle Investigator- Cross-Site evaluation of Michigan Department of Community Health's Health Disparity Reduction Program. |
| XXXXX | Principle Investigator- PRC Speak to Your Health Community Survey, biennial survey of 1800 respondents in Genesee County, Michigan. |
| XXXXX | Consultation 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).
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.
Faedda, S. (2005). Helping Others: An Evolutionary Perspective. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology, Editor
Evolutionary Psychology, Media Relations Officer
The Evolutionary Review: Art, Science, & Culture
American Psychologist
British Journal of Psychology
Evolution and Human Behavior
Evolutionary Psychology
Field Methods (formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods)
Health Education & Behavior
Health Promotion Practice
International Sociology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, & Cultural Psychology
Judgment and Decision Making
Personality and Individual Differences
Psychological Bulletin
Psychological Science
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).
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.