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Overview

Wendy S. Slutske is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Oncology, Clinical Psychology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's scholarly output includes investigations on various topics such as:

  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Wendy S. Slutske include:

  • "The first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems," 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Smoking Status, Nicotine Medication, Vaccination, and COVID-19 Hospital Outcomes: Findings from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW) Study," 2022, published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • "Explaining COVID-19 related mortality disparities in American Indians and Alaska Natives," 2023, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Effects of alcohol sensitivity on alcohol-induced blackouts and passing out: An examination of the alcohol sensitivity questionnaire among underage drinkers," 2021, published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • "A machine learning analysis of correlates of mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19," 2023, published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including Michael C. Fiore, Thomas M. Piasecki, Karen L. Conner, Nicholas G. Martin, and Stevens S. Smith.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as Twin Research and Human Genetics, UNC Libraries, Scientific Reports, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, and Psychological Medicine, reflecting diverse interests in both clinical and public health domains.

Best Publications

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to alcohol dependence risk in a national twin sample: consistency of findings in women and men

    A. C. Heath;K. K. Bucholz;P. A. F. Madden;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Escalation of drug use in early-onset cannabis users vs co-twin controls

    Michael T. Lynskey;Andrew C. Heath;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Wendy S. Slutske

  • Alcohol Use Disorders Among US College Students and Their Non–College-Attending Peers

    Wendy S. Slutske

  • Suicidal behaviour: an epidemiological and genetic study

    D. J. Statham;Andrew Heath;Pamela Madden;Kathleen Bucholz

  • Natural Recovery and Treatment-Seeking in Pathological Gambling: Results of Two U.S. National Surveys

    Wendy S. Slutske

  • Research Review: DSM-V conduct disorder: research needs for an evidence base

    Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt;Louise Arseneault;Sara R. Jaffee;Julia Kim-Cohen;Julia Kim-Cohen

  • Common genetic vulnerability for pathological gambling and alcohol dependence in men

    Wendy S. Slutske;Seth Eisen;William R. True;Michael J. Lyons

  • Early sexual abuse and lifetime psychopathology: a co-twin-control study.

    S. Dinwiddie;Andrew C. Heath;M. P. Dunne;K. K. Bucholz

  • Is It Important to Prevent Early Exposure to Drugs and Alcohol Among Adolescents

    Candice L. Odgers;Avshalom Caspi;Daniel S. Nagin;Alex R. Piquero

  • Latent Class and Factor Analysis of DSM-IV ADHD: A Twin Study of Female Adolescents

    James J. Hudziak;Andrew C. Heath;Pamela F. Madden;Wendy Reich

  • Common genetic risk factors for conduct disorder and alcohol dependence.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Stephen H. Dinwiddie;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • The natural history of problem gambling from age 18 to 29.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Kristina M. Jackson;Kenneth J. Sher

  • Genetic influences on handedness: Data from 25,732 Australian and Dutch twin families

    Sarah E. Medland;Sarah E. Medland;David L. Duffy;Margaret J. Wright;Gina M. Geffen

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Personality and Problem Gambling: A Prospective Study of a Birth Cohort of Young Adults

    Wendy S. Slutske;Avshalom Caspi;Terrie E. Moffitt;Richie Poulton

  • Modeling genetic and environmental influences in the etiology of conduct disorder: a study of 2,682 adult twin pairs

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Stephen H. Dinwiddie;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Do college students drink more than their non-college-attending peers? Evidence from a population-based longitudinal female twin study.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Erin E. Hunt-Carter;Rachel E. Nabors-Oberg;Kenneth J. Sher

  • Genetic differences in alcohol sensitivity and the inheritance of alcoholism risk.

    Andrew C. Heath;P. A. F. Madden;K. K. Bucholz;S. H. Dinwiddie

  • Common Variants in the Trichohyalin Gene Are Associated with Straight Hair in Europeans

    Sarah E. Medland;Dale R. Nyholt;Jodie N. Painter;Brian P. McEvoy

  • Personality and the genetic risk for alcohol dependence.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Andrew C. Heath;Pamela A. F. Madden;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • Maternal alcohol use disorder and offspring ADHD: disentangling genetic and environmental effects using a children-of-twins design.

    Valerie S. Knopik;Andrew C. Heath;Theodore Jacob;Wendy S. Slutske

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Dixie J. Statham
Dixie J. Statham Federation University Australia
Thomas M. Piasecki
Thomas M. Piasecki University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Michael P. Dunne
Michael P. Dunne Queensland University of Technology
Kenneth J. Sher
Kenneth J. Sher University of Missouri

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