Alexandros Giannelis

Publications

• Kim, Y., Saunders, G. R., Giannelis, A., Willoughby, E. A., DeYoung, C. G., Lee, J. J. (2023). Genetic and neural bases of the neuroticism general factor. Biological Psychology, 108692.
• Howe, L., Rasheed, H., Jones, P. R., Boomsma, D. I., Evans, D. M., Giannelis, A., ..., N. M. Davies (2023). Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study. International Journal of Epidemiology.
• Giannelis, A., Willoughby, E. A., Corley, R., Hopfer, C., Hewitt, J. K., Iacono, W. G., Anderson, J., Rustichini, A., Vrieze, S., McGue, M. & Lee, J. J. (2023). The association between saving disposition and financial distress: A genetically informed approach. Journal of Economic Psychology, 96.
• Willoughby, E., Giannelis, A., Iacono, W., McGue, M., & Vrieze, S. (2023). A Century of Behavioral Genetics at the University of Minnesota. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 25(6), 211-225.
• McGue, M., Anderson, E. L., Willoughby, E., Giannelis, A., Iacono, W. G., Lee, J. J. (2022). Not by g alone: The benefits of a college education among individuals with low levels of general cognitive ability.. Intelligence, 92.

• Howe, L. J., Nivard, M. G., Morris, T. T., Hansen, A. F., Rasheed, H., Cho, Y., Chittoor, G., Ahlskog, R., Lind, P.A., Palviainen, T., van der Zee, M. D., Cheesman, R., Mangino, M., Wang, Y., Li, S., Klaric, L., Ratliff, M. S., Bielak, L., Nygaard, M., Giannelis, A., … & N. M. Davies. (2022). Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses of 25 phenotypes improve estimates of direct genetic effects. Nature Genetics, 54, 581–592.

• Willoughby, E. A., Giannelis, A., Ludeke, S., Klemmensen, R., Nørgaard, A. S., Iacono, W. G., Lee, J. J., & McGue, M. (2021). Parent Contributions to the Development of Political Attitudes in Adoptive and Biological Families. Psychological Science, 32(12), 2023–2034.

• Giannelis A., Palmos A., Hagenaars S. P., Breen G., Lewis C. M. & Mutz J. (2021). Examining the association between family status and depression in the UK Biobank. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, 585-598.

• Giannelis A. & Drivas K. (2017). Socioeconomic conditions and political fractionalization. Current Politics and Economics of Europe, 28 (2), 131-149.

Activities

Awards

• David Campbell Graduate Research Fellowship, 2023
• Louis Gerondelis Fellowship, 2020
• Thomas J. Bouchard Fellowship, 2020
• Department of Psychology Graduate Fellowship, 2019 - 2020

Courses

• PSY 3135 Introduction to Individual Differences