College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

Jacob Kunkel

  • Pronouns: he, him, his

  • Doctoral Student

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

  • kunke104@umn.edu
Jacob Kunkel

Areas of interest

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

Degrees

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

Biography

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. 

Publications

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