College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

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Jacob Kunkel

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  • Doctoral Student

My primary research interests include the role that lifespan interpersonal experiences have on physical, cognitive, and mental health into adulthood. Working with Dr.

    BA Psychology & Biology, Augustana University, 2017
    MA Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota, 2023

      Adulthood; Assessment and evaluation; Cognitive development; Families and parenting; Genetics and epigenetics; Lifespan; Relationships; Resilience; Social and emotional development; Stress and maltreatment

        My primary research interests include the role that lifespan interpersonal experiences have on physical, cognitive, and mental health into adulthood. Working with Dr. Glenn Roisman, I leverage longitudinal and/or genetically-informed datasets to explore these broad domains. 

          Kunkel, J. J., Magro, S. W., Bleil, M. E., Booth-LaForce, C., Vandell, D. L., Fraley, R. C., & Roisman, G. I. (2022). Early maternal sensitivity and markers of physical health: Enduring or transient associations from childhood to adulthood? Developmental Psychology, 58(12), 2252–2263. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001430

          Lager, T. W., Roetman, J. J., Kunkel, J., Thacker, M., Sheets, J. N., Egland, K. A., Miles, C. M., Larson, M. K., & Gubbels, J. A. A. (2018). Sushi Domain Containing 2 (SUSD2) inhibits platelet activation and binding to high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma cells. Platelets, 29(8), 834-837. doi:10.1080/09537104.2018.1530345

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          Jacob Kunkel
          • Institute of Child Development
            Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
            51 East River Parkway
            Minneapolis, MN 55455