Professor
Institute for Behavioral Genetics • Psychology & Neuroscience
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder
447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0447
Research Interests:
Individual differences in liability to substance abuse and related psychopathology. Principal investigator of the family study component of our Drug Abuse Research Center.
Active Grants:
- NIDA R01 DA053693 (MPIs: Hopfer, Stallings, Wall) 8/15/2022 - 5/31/2027. The project proposes to identify genetic and environmental risk factors underlying the progression of early-onset substance use and antisocial behavior, and identify factors that contribute to the persistence of these behaviors into adulthood. Role: MPI
- 2022- 2027 NIDA R01 Genetics and progression of early-onset substance use and antisocial behavior (Multiple PIs: Christian Hopfer, Michael Stallings, and Tamara Wall), Total Direct Costs: $2,775,693.
Additional Resources:
Dr. Stallings speaks on Behavior Genetics and Addiction:
Current lab
Noah Berley
Predoctoral Trainee
Psychology & Neuroscience
Deepika Dokuru
Predoctoral Trainee
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Tanya Horwitz
Predoctoral Trainee
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Katie Paulich
Predoctoral Trainee
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Alcohol use, psychiatric disorders and gambling behaviors: A multi-sample study testing causal relationships via the co-twin control design
CU Boulder Authors:
Hewitt, John K; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huggett SB; Winiger EA; Corley RP; Hewitt JK; Stallings MC
Published in: Addictive BehaviorsPublication Date: 2019-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Childhood language development and later alcohol use behaviors
All Authors:
Woodward KE; Corley RP; Friedman NP; Hatoum AS; Hewitt JK; Huibregtse BM; Stallings MC; Rhee SH
Published in: Drug and Alcohol DependencePublication Date: 2019-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Evidence of causal effect of major depression on alcohol dependence: findings from the psychiatric genomics consortium
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Published in: Psychological MedicinePolimanti R; Peterson RE; Ong J-S; MacGregor S; Edwards AC; Clarke T-K; Frank J; Gerring Z; Gillespie NA; Lind PA...
- Polimanti R
- Peterson RE
- Ong J-S
- MacGregor S
- Edwards AC
- Clarke T-K
- Frank J
- Gerring Z
- Gillespie NA
- Lind PA
Publication Date: 2019-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Perceived family functioning among adolescents with and without loss of control eating
All Authors:
Matherne CE; Munn-Chernoff MA; Thornton LM; Rhee SH; Lin S; Corley RP; Stallings MC; Hewitt JK
Published in: Eating BehaviorsPublication Date: 2019-04-01
Type: Journal Article
The influence of stressful life events, psychopathy, and their interaction on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology
CU Boulder Authors:
Rhee, Soo H; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Eisenbarth H; Godinez D; du Pont A; Corley RP; Stallings MC; Rhee SH
Published in: Psychiatry ResearchPublication Date: 2019-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Genome-wide association meta-analysis of age at first cannabis use
All Authors:
Published in: AddictionMinica CC; Verweij KJH; van der Most PJ; Mbarek H; Bernard M; van Eijk KR; Lind PA; Liu MZ; Maciejewski DF; Palviainen T...
- Minica CC
- Verweij KJH
- van der Most PJ
- Mbarek H
- Bernard M
- van Eijk KR
- Lind PA
- Liu MZ
- Maciejewski DF
- Palviainen T
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Predictors of adult outcomes in clinically- and legally-ascertained youth with externalizing problems
All Authors:
Border R; Corley RP; Brown SA; Hewitt JK; Hopfer CJ; Stallings MC; Wall TL; Young SE; Rhee SH
Published in: PLoS OnePublication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Independent predictors of mortality in adolescents ascertained for conduct disorder and substance use problems, their siblings and community controls
All Authors:
Published in: AddictionBorder R; Corley RP; Brown SA; Hewitt JK; Hopfer CJ; McWilliams SK; Rhea SA; Shriver CL; Stallings MC; Wall TL...
- Border R
- Corley RP
- Brown SA
- Hewitt JK
- Hopfer CJ
- McWilliams SK
- Rhea SA
- Shriver CL
- Stallings MC
- Wall TL
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND MARIJUANA, TOBACCO, AND ALCOHOL USE IN EARLY ADULTHOOD IN COLORADO
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C; Hewitt, John K
All Authors:
Whitmore CA; Mikulich-Gilbertson S; McWilliams SK; Corley RP; Stallings MC; Hewitt JK; Hopfer CJ
Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPublication Date: 2018-10-01
Type: Conference Proceeding
Positive expectancies mediate the association between sensation seeking and marijuana outcomes in at-risk young adults: A test of the acquired preparedness model
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Curry I; Trim RS; Brown SA; Hopfer CJ; Stallings MC; Wall TL
Published in: American Journal on AddictionsPublication Date: 2018-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Cocaine'omics: the genetic and neurological basis of cocaine use and dependence
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huggett S; Stallings M
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2018-06-20
Type: Conference Proceeding
Adolescent-limited cannabis use and developmental delay
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Frieser M; Corley R; Hewitt J; Hopfer C; Wall T; Reynolds C; Wadsworth S; Stallings M
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2018-06-20
Type: Conference Proceeding
Cocaine'omics: genome-wide and transcriptome-wide associations with cocaine use and dependence, a GWAS follow-up study
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huggett S; Stallings M
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2018-06-20
Type: Conference Proceeding
The Speed of Progression to Tobacco and Alcohol Dependence: A Twin Study
CU Boulder Authors:
Hewitt, John K; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huggett SB; Hatoum AS; Hewitt JK; Stallings MC
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2018-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Impulsivity Dimensions and Risky Sex Behaviors in an At-Risk Young Adult Sample
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C; Hewitt, John K
All Authors:
Curry I; Luk JW; Trim RS; Hopfer CJ; Hewitt JK; Stallings MC; Brown SA; Wall TL
Published in: Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journalPublication Date: 2018-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Unique and interactive effects of impulsivity facets on reckless driving and driving under the influence in a high-risk young adult sample
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C; Hewitt, John K
All Authors:
Luk JW; Trim RS; Karyadi KA; Curry I; Hopfer CJ; Hewitt JK; Stallings MC; Brown SA; Wall TL
Published in: Personality and Individual DifferencesPublication Date: 2017-08-01
Type: Journal Article
The Colorado adoption/twin study of lifespan behavioral development and cognitive aging (CATSLife): an introduction
CU Boulder Authors:
Friedman, Naomi P; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manReynolds C; Corley R; DeFries J; Friedman N; Hewitt J; Plomin R; Rhee S; Smolen A; Stallings M; Wadsworth S...
- Reynolds C
- Corley R
- DeFries J
- Friedman N
- Hewitt J
- Plomin R
- Rhee S
- Smolen A
- Stallings M
- Wadsworth S
Publication Date: 2017-06-28
Type: Conference Proceeding
Adolescent-limited cannabis use and developmental delay
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Frieser M; Corley R; Hewitt J; Hopfer C; Wall T; Reynolds C; Wadsworth S; Stallings M
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2017-06-28
Type: Conference Proceeding
Tobacco dependence transition speed & the power of quasi-causality
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huggett S; Hatoum A; Corley R; Stallings M
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2017-06-28
Type: Conference Proceeding
THE IMPACT OF SEVERITY OF CONDUCT DISORDER ON CONCURRENT AND LATER ALCOHOL USE DISORDER
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Curry I; Trim RS; Hopfer CJ; Hewitt JK; Stallings MC; Brown SA; Wall TL
Published in: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental ResearchPublication Date: 2017-06-24
Type: Conference Proceeding
Executive Functions and Substance Use: Relations in Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood
CU Boulder Authors:
Hewitt, John K; Stallings, Michael C; Miyake, Akira; Gustavson, Daniel E; Friedman, Naomi P
All Authors:
Gustavson DE; Stallings MC; Corley RP; Miyake A; Hewitt JK; Friedman NP
Published in: Journal of Abnormal PsychologyPublication Date: 2017-02-01
Type: Journal Article
The association between Marijuana use and depression
CU Boulder Authors:
Friedman, Naomi P; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Woodward K; Fritz M; Corley R; Friedman N; Hewitt J; Stallings M; Rhee S
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manPublication Date: 2016-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Test for association of common variants in GRM7 with alcohol consumption
CU Boulder Authors:
Ehringer, Marissa A; McQueen, Matt; Hewitt, John K; Krauter, Kenneth S; Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Published in: AlcoholMelroy-Greif WE; Vadasz C; Kamens HM; McQueen MB; Corley RP; Stallings MC; Hopfer CJ; Krauter KS; Brown SA; Hewitt JK...
- Melroy-Greif WE
- Vadasz C
- Kamens HM
- McQueen MB
- Corley RP
- Stallings MC
- Hopfer CJ
- Krauter KS
- Brown SA
- Hewitt JK
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Evidence for Association Between Low Frequency Variants in CHRNA6/CHRNB3 and Antisocial Drug Dependence
All Authors:
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and manKamens HM; Corley RP; Richmond PA; Darlington TM; Dowell R; Hopfer CJ; Stallings MC; Hewitt JK; Brown SA; Ehringer MA...
- Kamens HM
- Corley RP
- Richmond PA
- Darlington TM
- Dowell R
- Hopfer CJ
- Stallings MC
- Hewitt JK
- Brown SA
- Ehringer MA
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Type: Journal Article
A Longitudinal Adoption Study of Substance Use Behavior in Adolescence
CU Boulder Authors:
Stallings, Michael C
All Authors:
Huibregtse BM; Corley RP; Wadsworth SJ; Vandever JM; DeFries JC; Stallings MC
Published in: Twin Research and Human GeneticsPublication Date: 2016-08-01
Type: Journal Article
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Recruiting
Dr. Stallings is not currently recruiting graduate students or postdocs.