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Daniel James Kruger

Research Investigator
Adjunct Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Adjunct Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests:
Dr. Kruger is interested in community-based prevention research aimed at improving health status and reducing morbidity and mortality among populations experiencing a disproportionate share of poor health outcomes. He studies several areas from an evolutionary perspective and conducts basic research as well as implementing practical applications.
Select Projects
- A Community Based Participatory Trial to Increase Stroke Treatment
- Assessing the efficacy of Cannabis compositions in providing chronic pain relief and improving overall quality of life
- Pragmatic Trials of Tailored Cannabis Coaching to Improve Pain, Anxiety, and Insomnia Symptoms among Veterans
- Universal Strengths-Based Parenting Support in Pediatric Health Care for Families with Very Young Children following the Flint Water Crisis
Select Publications
- Kevin F. Boehnke, Marc O. Martel, Tristin Smith, Ying He, Rachel S. Bergmans, Daniel James Kruger, Michele Andwele, Sian Bevan, David A. Williams, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles. 2023. Medicinal Cannabis Use for Rheumatic Conditions in the US Versus Canada: Rationale for Use and Patient-Health Care Provider Interactions. ACR Open Rheumatology 5(9):443-453.
- Boehnke, Kevin F., Cox, Kasey, Weston, Cody, Herberholz, Moss, Glynos, Nicolas, Kolbman, Nicholas, Fields, Christopher W., Barron, Julie, Daniel James Kruger. 2023. Slouching towards engagement: interactions between people using psychedelics naturalistically and their healthcare providers. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14:1224551.
- Woodley of Menie, Michael A., Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Mateo, Sarraf, Matthew A., Daniel James Kruger, Salmon, Catherine. 2023. Soft Core Evolutionary Psychology? Potential Evidence Against a Unified Research Program from a Survey of 581 Evolutionarily Informed Scholars. Evolutionary Psychological Science
- Carlton “CB” Bone, Charles Klein , Kaelas Munger , Robert M. Strongin , Daniel James Kruger, Meredith C. Meacham , Jessica S. Kruger . 2023. Reviewing the Risk of Ketene Formation in Dabbing and Vaping Tetrahydrocannabinol-O-Acetate. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Daniel James Kruger, Carlton CB Bone, Meredith C. Meacham, Charles Klein, Jessica S. Kruger. 2023. THC-O-Acetate: Scarce Evidence for a Psychedelic Cannabinoid. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
- Daniel James Kruger, Julie Barron, Moss Herberholz, Kevin F. Boehnke. 2023. Preferences and Support for Psychedelic Policies and Practices Among Those Using Psychedelics. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
- Jonason, Peter K., Czerwiński, Stanisław K., Brewer, Gayle, Stanisław K. Czerwiński, De Backer, Charlotte J.S., Ana Maria Fernández, Garcia, Justin R., Koehn, Monica A., Daniel James Kruger, Massar, Karlijn, Oberzaucher, Elisabeth, Quintelier, Katinka J.P., Zuzana Štěrbová, van Geffen, Renske E., Valentova, Jaroslava Varella, Varella, Marco Antonio Correa, Fisher, Maryanne L.. 2023. Three factors of the Intrasexual Competition Scale?. Personality and Individual Differences 213:112312.
- Boehnke, Kevin F., Daniel James Kruger, Lucas, Philippe. 2023. Changed Substance Use After Psychedelic Experiences Among Individuals in Canada. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
- Zsófia Csajbók, Zuzana Štěrbová, Gayle Brewer, Cristina A. Cândea, Charlotte J. S. De Backer, Ana Maria Fernández, Maryanne L. Fisher, Justin R. Garcia, Daniel James Kruger, Karlijn Massar, Elisabeth Oberzaucher, Katinka J. P. Quintelier, Renske E. van Geffen, Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Peter K. Jonason. 2023. Individual Differences in How Desirable People Think They Are as a Mate. Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Nicolas G. Glynos, Daniel James Kruger, Nicholas Kolbman, Kevin Boehnke, Philippe Lucas. 2023. The Relationship Between Naturalistic Psychedelic Use and Clinical Care in Canada. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs