Research Interests
- Individual Differences
- Personality Development
- Behavioral Genetics
- Socioecological Contexts of Development
- Quantitative Methods
Research Description
My research examines how individuals’ unique genetic dispositions dynamically shape and interact with their environments to influence personality and cognitive ability, and how these characteristics in turn affect meaningful life outcomes, including academic achievement, fertility, and social mobility. My research draws on behavioral genetic theory and methodology, with a particular focus on charting the pathways from genotype to behavior over development and across environmental contexts. Currently, I work with a variety of data types, such as genetically informative twin and family data, nationally representative longitudinal data, and cross-cultural data.
Education
Psychology (Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology), Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Psychology (Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology), University of Texas at Austin
Courses Taught
- Psyc 250: Psychology of Personality
- Psyc 501: Applied Structural Equation Modeling
Creative/Performing Interests
- Individual Differences
- Personality Development
- Behavioral Genetics
- Socioecological Contexts of Development
- Quantitative Methods
Recent Publications
Zheng, A., Briley, D. A., Malanchini, M., Tackett, J. L., Harden, K. P., & Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2019). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Achievement Goal Orientations Shift with Age. European Journal of Personality, 33(3), 317-336. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2202
Zheng, A., Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Briley, D. A. (2019). National Gross Domestic Product, Science Interest, and Science Achievement: A Direct Replication and Extension of the Tucker-Drob, Cheung, and Briley (2014) Study. Psychological Science, 30(5), 776-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619835768
Briley, D. A., Livengood, J. M., Derringer, J. L., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Fraley, R. C., & Roberts, B. W. (2019). Interpreting Behavior Genetic Models: Seven Developmental Processes to Understand. Behavior genetics, 49(2), 196-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-018-9939-6
Hoff, K. A., Song, Q. C., Einarsdóttir, S., Briley, D. A., & Rounds, J. (Accepted/In press). Developmental Structure of Personality and Interests: A Four-Wave, 8-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of personality and social psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000228
Mõttus, R., Briley, D. A., Zheng, A., Mann, F. D., Engelhardt, L. E., Tackett, J. L., ... Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2019). Kids Becoming Less Alike: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis of Developmental Increases in Personality Variance From Childhood to Adolescence. Journal of personality and social psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000194
