Dr.
Stoltenberg joined UMARC in 1996 as a postdoctoral fellow
on the Center's NIAAA Institutional Training Grant (T32).
During that time he developed his research skills and an interest
in the biopsychosocial influences on risk for antisocial alcoholism.
He funded his third postdoctoral year by obtaining an NRSA
Individual Training Grant (F32). In 1999, after three years
as a postdoc, Stoltenberg was appointed to a research-track
faculty position at UMARC and obtained a 5-year Mentored Research
Development Award from NIAAA to further study the genetic
architecture of antisocial alcoholism. During this time he
developed an interest in using computer simulation to better
understand the complexities of heredity-behavior relations
with a focus on how genetic variation in the serotonin neurotransmitter
system influences impulsivity, and collaborated on several
candidate gene association studies. After eight years at UMARC,
Stoltenberg has taken a tenure-track job at Black Hills State
University, in the Psychology Department, and will teach a
variety of courses including Behavior-Genetic Analysis, and
Motivation & Emotion starting in Fall 2004. He will continue
to investigate heredity-behavior relations with computer simulation
and candidate gene association studies.
