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Assistant Research Professor
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Daniel.Gustavson@Colorado.edu

Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder
447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0447

Research Interests: 

The interplay between individual differences in executive functions, everyday acts self-regulation (e.g., procrastination), and important mood variables (e.g., trait anxiety)

Active Grants:

NIA R03 AG065643 (Gustavson) 9/1/2020 - 5/31/2023. The Role of Executive Functions in Cognitive Aging and Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Role: Principal Investigator
 

Additional Information:

Current CV

 

Publications

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Heritability of Childhood Music Engagement and Associations with Language and Executive Function: Insights from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors: Gustavson DEE; Nayak S; Coleman PLL; Iversen JRR; Lense MDD; Gordon RLL; Maes HHH
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
Type: Journal Article

Genetic associations among internalizing and externalizing traits with polysubstance use among young adults.

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors: Brick LA; Benca-Bachman CE; Johnson EC; Gustavson DE; Carper M; Palmer RH
Publication Date: 2023-04-05
Type: Journal Article

Exploring the genetics of rhythmic perception and musical engagement in the Vanderbilt Online Musicality Study

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Gustavson DE; Coleman PL; Wang Y; Nitin R; Petty LE; Bush CT; Mosing MA; Wesseldijk LW; Ullen F; Below JE...
  • Gustavson DE
  • Coleman PL
  • Wang Y
  • Nitin R
  • Petty LE
  • Bush CT
  • Mosing MA
  • Wesseldijk LW
  • Ullen F
  • Below JE
Published in: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publication Date: 2023-03-01
Type: Journal Article

Exploring individual differences in musical rhythm and grammar skills in school-aged children with typically developing language

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Nitin R; Gustavson DE; Aaron AS; Boorom OA; Bush CT; Wiens N; Vaughan C; Persici V; Blain SD; Soman U...
  • Nitin R
  • Gustavson DE
  • Aaron AS
  • Boorom OA
  • Bush CT
  • Wiens N
  • Vaughan C
  • Persici V
  • Blain SD
  • Soman U
Published in: Scientific Reports
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
Type: Journal Article

Alzheimer's Disease Polygenic Scores Predict Changes in Episodic Memory and Executive Function Across 12 Years in Late Middle Age.

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Gustavson DE; Reynolds CA; Hohman TJ; Jefferson AL; Elman JA; Panizzon MS; Neale MC; Logue MW; Lyons MJ; Franz CE...
  • Gustavson DE
  • Reynolds CA
  • Hohman TJ
  • Jefferson AL
  • Elman JA
  • Panizzon MS
  • Neale MC
  • Logue MW
  • Lyons MJ
  • Franz CE
Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Using Motor Tempi to Understand Rhythm and Grammatical Skills in Developmental Language Disorder and Typical Language Development

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Ladanyi E; Novakovic M; Boorom OA; Aaron AS; Scartozzi AC; Gustavson DE; Nitin R; Bamikole PO; Vaughan C; Fromboluti EK...
  • Ladanyi E
  • Novakovic M
  • Boorom OA
  • Aaron AS
  • Scartozzi AC
  • Gustavson DE
  • Nitin R
  • Bamikole PO
  • Vaughan C
  • Fromboluti EK
Published in: Neurobiology of Language
Publication Date: 2023-01-18
Type: Journal Article

Associations Between Ambient Air Pollution and Cognitive Abilities from Midlife to Early Old Age: Modification by APOE Genotype

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Franz CE; Gustavson DE; Elman JA; Fennema-Notestine C; Hagler DJ; Baraff A; Tu XM; Wu T-C; DeAnda J; Beck A...
  • Franz CE
  • Gustavson DE
  • Elman JA
  • Fennema-Notestine C
  • Hagler DJ
  • Baraff A
  • Tu XM
  • Wu T-C
  • DeAnda J
  • Beck A
Published in: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Associations among executive function Abilities, free Water, and white matter microstructure in early old age

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Gustavson DE; Archer DB; Elman JA; Puckett OK; Fennema-Notestine C; Panizzon MS; Shashikumar N; Hohman TJ; Jefferson AL;...
  • Gustavson DE
  • Archer DB
  • Elman JA
  • Puckett OK
  • Fennema-Notestine C
  • Panizzon MS
  • Shashikumar N
  • Hohman TJ
  • Jefferson AL
  • Eyler LT
Published in: NeuroImage: Clinical
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Rostral-middle locus coeruleus integrity and subjective cognitive decline in early old age

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Bell TR; Elman JA; Beck A; Fennema-Notestine C; Gustavson DE; Hagler DJ; Jack AJ; Lyons MJ; Puckett OK; Toomey R...
  • Bell TR
  • Elman JA
  • Beck A
  • Fennema-Notestine C
  • Gustavson DE
  • Hagler DJ
  • Jack AJ
  • Lyons MJ
  • Puckett OK
  • Toomey R
Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Publication Date: 2022-12-16
Type: Journal Article

Associations between depression and cardiometabolic health: A 27-year longitudinal study

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Ditmars HL; Logue MW; Toomey R; McKenzie RE; Franz CE; Panizzon MS; Reynolds CA; Cuthbert KN; Vandiver R; Gustavson DE...
  • Ditmars HL
  • Logue MW
  • Toomey R
  • McKenzie RE
  • Franz CE
  • Panizzon MS
  • Reynolds CA
  • Cuthbert KN
  • Vandiver R
  • Gustavson DE
Published in: Psychological Medicine
Publication Date: 2022-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of musical beat synchronization demonstrates high polygenicity.

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Niarchou M; Gustavson DE; Sathirapongsasuti JF; Anglada-Tort M; Eising E; Bell E; McArthur E; Straub P; 23andMe Research...
  • Niarchou M
  • Gustavson DE
  • Sathirapongsasuti JF
  • Anglada-Tort M
  • Eising E
  • Bell E
  • McArthur E
  • Straub P
  • 23andMe Research Team
  • McAuley JD
Published in: Nature Human Behaviour
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Type: Journal Article

Executive Function and Impulsivity Predict Distinct Genetic Variance in Externalizing, Internalizing, Thought Disorders, and Cognition: A Genomic Structure Equation Modeling Investigation

CU Boulder Authors: Friedman, Naomi P; Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Gustavson DE; Morrison CL; Mallard TT; Fontanillas P; Elson SL; Friedman NP; Palmer AA; Sanchez-Roige S...
  • Gustavson DE
  • Morrison CL
  • Mallard TT
  • Fontanillas P
  • Elson SL
  • Friedman NP
  • Palmer AA
  • Sanchez-Roige S
Published in: Behavior Genetics: an international journal devoted to research in the inheritance of behavior in animals and man
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding

Do Rating and Task Measures of Control Abilities Assess the Same Thing?

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E; Friedman, Naomi P
All Authors: Friedman NP; Gustavson DE
Published in: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Publication Date: 2022-05-18
Type: Journal Article

Practice Effects in Mild Cognitive Impairment Increase Reversion Rates and Delay Detection of New Impairments

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Sanderson-Cimino M; Elman JA; Tu XM; Gross AL; Panizzon MS; Gustavson DE; Bondi MW; Edmonds EC; Eppig JS; Franz CE...
  • Sanderson-Cimino M
  • Elman JA
  • Tu XM
  • Gross AL
  • Panizzon MS
  • Gustavson DE
  • Bondi MW
  • Edmonds EC
  • Eppig JS
  • Franz CE
Published in: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Publication Date: 2022-04-25
Type: Journal Article

Long‐term associations of cigarette smoking in early mid‐life with predicted brain aging from mid‐ to late life

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Whitsel N; Reynolds CA; Buchholz EJ; Pahlen S; Pearce RC; Hatton SN; Elman JA; Gillespie NA; Gustavson DE; Puckett OK...
  • Whitsel N
  • Reynolds CA
  • Buchholz EJ
  • Pahlen S
  • Pearce RC
  • Hatton SN
  • Elman JA
  • Gillespie NA
  • Gustavson DE
  • Puckett OK
Published in: Addiction
Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Test of Prosody via Syllable Emphasis (“TOPsy”): Psychometric Validation of a Brief Scalable Test of Lexical Stress Perception

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors: Nayak S; Gustavson DE; Wang Y; Below JE; Gordon RL; Magne CL
Published in: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Publication Date: 2022-02-09
Type: Journal Article

Genetic Associations Between Executive Functions and Intelligence: A Combined Twin and Adoption Study

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E; Hewitt, John K; Friedman, Naomi P; Wadsworth, Sally Jo
All Authors: Gustavson DE; Reynolds CA; Corley RP; Wadsworth SJ; Hewitt JK; Friedman NP
Published in: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Publication Date: 2022-01-06
Type: Journal Article

Cognitive practice effects delay diagnosis of MCI: Implications for clinical trials

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Sanderson‐Cimino M; Elman JA; Tu XM; Gross AL; Panizzon MS; Gustavson DE; Bondi MW; Edmonds EC; Eglit GML; Eppig JS...
  • Sanderson‐Cimino M
  • Elman JA
  • Tu XM
  • Gross AL
  • Panizzon MS
  • Gustavson DE
  • Bondi MW
  • Edmonds EC
  • Eglit GML
  • Eppig JS
Published in: Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Item-Level Genome-Wide Association Study of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in Three Population-Based Cohorts

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E; Grotzinger, Andrew David
All Authors:
Mallard TT; Savage JE; Johnson EC; Huang Y; Edwards AC; Hottenga JJ; Grotzinger AD; Gustavson DE; Jennings M; Anokhin A...
  • Mallard TT
  • Savage JE
  • Johnson EC
  • Huang Y
  • Edwards AC
  • Hottenga JJ
  • Grotzinger AD
  • Gustavson DE
  • Jennings M
  • Anokhin A
Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article

The Musical Abilities, Pleiotropy, Language, and Environment (MAPLE) Framework for Understanding Musicality-Language Links Across the Lifespan

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors: Nayak S; Coleman PL; Ladanyi E; Nitin R; Gustavson DE; Fisher SE; Magne CL; Gordon RL
Published in: Neurobiology of Language
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Paradoxical cognitive trajectories in men from earlier to later adulthood

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Eglit GML; Elman JA; Panizzon MS; Sanderson-Cimino M; Williams ME; Dale AM; Eyler LT; Fennema-Notestine C; Gillespie NA;...
  • Eglit GML
  • Elman JA
  • Panizzon MS
  • Sanderson-Cimino M
  • Williams ME
  • Dale AM
  • Eyler LT
  • Fennema-Notestine C
  • Gillespie NA
  • Gustavson DE
Published in: Neurobiology of Aging
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Musical Instrument Engagement in Adolescence Predicts Verbal Ability 4 Years Later: A Twin and Adoption Study

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E; Stallings, Michael C; Hewitt, John K; Friedman, Naomi P
All Authors: Gustavson DE; Friedman NP; Stallings MC; Reynolds CA; Coon H; Corley RP; Hewitt JK; Gordon RL
Published in: Developmental Psychology
Publication Date: 2021-11-01
Type: Journal Article

Mental health and music engagement: review, framework, and guidelines for future studies.

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors: Gustavson DE; Coleman PL; Iversen JR; Maes HH; Gordon RL; Lense MD
Published in: Translational Psychiatry
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
Type: Journal Article

MRI‐assessed locus coeruleus integrity is heritable and associated with multiple cognitive domains, mild cognitive impairment, and daytime dysfunction

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Elman JA; Puckett OK; Beck A; Fennema‐Notestine C; Cross LK; Dale AM; Eglit GML; Eyler LT; Gillespie NA; Granholm EL...
  • Elman JA
  • Puckett OK
  • Beck A
  • Fennema‐Notestine C
  • Cross LK
  • Dale AM
  • Eglit GML
  • Eyler LT
  • Gillespie NA
  • Granholm EL
Published in: Alzheimer's and Dementia
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Type: Journal Article

Periventricular and Deep Abnormal White Matter Differ in Associations With Cognitive Performance at Midlife

CU Boulder Authors: Gustavson, Daniel E
All Authors:
Sanderson-Cimino M; Panizzon MS; Elman JA; Tu X; Gustavson DE; Puckett O; Cross K; Notestine R; Hatton SN; Eyler LT...
  • Sanderson-Cimino M
  • Panizzon MS
  • Elman JA
  • Tu X
  • Gustavson DE
  • Puckett O
  • Cross K
  • Notestine R
  • Hatton SN
  • Eyler LT
Published in: Neuropsychology
Publication Date: 2021-03-01
Type: Journal Article

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