Personal profile
Research Interests
- Individual differences
- Measurement
- Gender and sexuality
- Behavior genetics
My dual expertise in genetic methods and psychological assessment has led to the development of a research program organized around understanding how people, for all the fundamental similarities across members of our species, display such remarkable diversity and flexibility of behavior.
I am not accepting new graduate students for Fall 2026.
Teaching
- PSYC 408: Human Behavior Genetics (Fall) (open materials)
- PSYC 567: Personality Assessment (Spring) (open materials)
Education/Academic qualification
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado
2011 → 2013
Psychology, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
… → 2011
Psychology, B.S., Carnegie Mellon University
… → 2006
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Measures of Relationship Power Dynamics in Romantic Relationships
Junkins, E. J., Derringer, J., Ogolsky, B. G., Hardesty, J. L. & Weisberg, Y., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Family Theory and Review. 18, 1, p. 170-191 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public Perception of Genetic Research on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Kunstman, B. L., Woosley, A. M. & Derringer, J., Feb 28 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behavior genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examination of Repeated Measurement of Personality, Social Relationships and Mental Health in a Sexual and Gender Diverse Sample
Junkins, E. J., Briley, D. A., Ogolsky, B. G. & Derringer, J., Aug 2025, In: International Journal of Psychology. 60, 4, e70069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gather Demographic Data About Gender, Sexuality, and Relational Identities: Asking the Right Questions
Junkins, E. J. & Derringer, J., Nov 1 2025, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 8, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Not Like Everybody Else but We're the Same: Psychosocial Variables Compared Across Diverse Sexual and Gender Identities
Junkins, E., Ogolsky, B. & Derringer, J., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Personality. 93, 4, p. 998-1012 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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