Professional Summary
Dr. Kruger is a Research Assistant Professor at the Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC/MI). The PRC/MI conducts community-based prevention research aimed at improving health status and reducing morbidity and mortality among populations experiencing a disproportionate share of poor health outcomes. Dr. Kruger leads the biennial Speak to Your Health! Community Survey in Genesee County and is the Lead Evaluator for the Genesee County Center for Excellence in Eliminating Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the United States (REACH US). He studies several areas from an evolutionary perspective, many united by life history theory, and covers basic research as well as practical applications.
Education
NIMH Post-doctoral fellowship, Psychosocial Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 2001-2003
Ph.D., Applied Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 2001
M.A., Applied Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1999
B.S., Psychology, Le Moyne College, 1995
B.S., Biology, Le Moyne College, 1995
Research Interest & Projects
Altruism, cooperation, competition, and resource use
Risky behavior
Health promoting behavior
Mortality patterns
Life history and the influence of the socio-ecological environment on developmental trajectories
Socio-economic context and behavior
Geographical Information Systems in social science and health research
Selected Publications
Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R. M." (April, 2006). An evolutionary life-history framework for understanding sex differences in human mortality rates Human Nature, 74-97.
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, 483-498.
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 Practice, 47-53.
Kruger, D.J., De Loney, E. H." (2009). The association of incarceration with community health and racial health disparities Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 109-117.
Kruger, D.J., Reischl, T.M., Zimmerman, M.A." (January, 2008). Time perspective as a mechanism for functional developmental adaptation Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 1-22.
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, in press.
Kruger, D.J., & Nesse, R.M. (2004). Sexual selection and the Male:Female Mortality Ratio. Evolutionary Psychology, 2, 66-77.
Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
American Public Health Association
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
International Society for Human Ethology
North Eastern Evolutionary Psychology Society
Society for Research and Action
Additional Information
Consequential Epidemiology Award for Top Oral Presentation, 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (2005).
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