Kristine Marceau

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science

Courtesy Appointments

Department of Psychological Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Research expertise: Gene-environment interplay, prenatal experiences, physiological responses to stress, hormone-behavior associations, pubertal development, parenting and parent-child relationships, developmental psychopathology, substance use
Statistical expertise: Multilevel modeling, longitudinal data analysis, structural equation modeling, polygenic scores, quantitative genetic analyses (biometric modeling)
Methodological expertise: sibling discordant designs, twin and family designs, adopted-at-birth designs, longitudinal designs

HHS Signature Research Area(s)

Developmental Health and Wellness
Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity

Department of Human Development and Family Science Research Area(s)

Health and Well-Being
Interpersonal Relations

Biography

I have had a long-standing interest in understanding how biological and environmental processes work together over time in the service of identifying which types of problems children and adolescents are likely to exhibit, and which youth will develop persistent problems. My research tackles questions about the development of behavior problems and substance use across the lifespan by incorporating the integrated roles of genetics, prenatal risk, neuroendocrine development, and the family environment across childhood and adolescence. My research has a strong focus on biological underpinnings (e.g., genetics, hormones) of neurodevelopmental behavior and problems, and a strong methodological focus, including multiple models of change and developmental trajectories, and methodological considerations for repeated measures, genetic, and prenatal data.

Not Considering graduate student applications for the December 1, 2024 deadline.

Education

PhD, 2013, The Pennsylvania State University
MS, 2011, The Pennsylvania State University
BA, 2006, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Websites

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Faculty Mentor, Horizons Student Support Services
Faculty Mentor: Research Excellence, Access, & Learning (REAL) Scholars Program
Faculty Mentor, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Trainings: Trans Inclusion Training; Eliminating Bias in Peer Review; Search committee-related: ADVANCE-Purdue and HHS Faculty Search, Screening, and Hiring
Member, HHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Science Consortium
University Faculty Scholar - 2024-2029

Current Courses

HDFS 627 - Multilevel Modeling in Developmental and Family Research
HDFS 613 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS I: Inferential Statistics and ANOVA

Selected Honors/Awards

Fuller and Scott Early Career Award, Behavior Genetics Association - 2021
Early Career Impact Award, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), for the Behavior Genetics Association - 2021
Corps of Engagement Award for Families Tackling Tough Times Together program, Steering Committee member, Purdue University - 2021
Lorene Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families at Purdue University - 2020
APS Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science - 2016

Selected Grants

Principal Investigator, Improving causal inference for national adolescent substance use datasets (R21 DA059778). 06/15/24 – 05/31/26. Total: $431,750
Principal Investigator, Supporting family resilience in the aftermath of disaster (USDA/NIFA). 09/01/24 – 08/31/26. Total: $238,575
Co-Investigator, An Adoption Study of the Development of Early Substance Use: The Joint Roles of Genetic Influences, Prenatal Risk, Rearing Environment, and Pubertal Maturation. National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA045108). Jenae M. Neiderhiser (P1). Period: 04/01/18-01/31/23. Total: $3,732,640.
Principal Investigator, Bio-behavioral Developmental Origins of Adolescent Substance Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01 DA039288). Period: 03/01/2016-02/28/22. Total: $876,122.
Primary Mentor, The Role of Substance Use Trajectory on the Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence: A Gene-environment Study. National Institute on Drug Abuse (R36 DA047563). Aura A. Mishra (PI). Period: 07/15/19-08/31/20. Total: $45,622.
Co-Sponsor, A Life Course Perspective on Social Connectedness and Adult Health. National Institute on Aging (F31 AG072824). Elizabeth Teas (PI). Period: 05/21/21-05/20/23. Total: $46,036.
Co-Sponsor, Effectiveness of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training for Improving Communication in ALS. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (F31 DC019281). Brianna R. Kiefer (PI). Period: 01/01/21-12/31/22.

Professional Affiliations

Co-Director, the Methodology Center at Purdue
Associate Editor, Developmental Psychology
Associate Editor, Child Development
Member, Publications Committee, Society for Research on Child Development
Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer: NIH CSR Study Sections: BGES, ARM, Epidemiology Fellowships, Music and Health, NMBH; NSF; United Kingdom Research Institute – Medical Research Council