\\ OCEAN's MISSION \\
The OCEAN stands for The Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary ANalysis.
The OCEAN is housed in the Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, and incorporates faculty and graduate students from across disciplinary boundaries--each of whom uses an evolutionary approach to understand behavior.
Founded in 2019 by Dr. Byrd-Craven and Dr. Krems, The OCEAN fosters cross-cutting programs of research, trains future research faculty, and engages in educational outreach via FOSSIL and our Speaker Series.
Who is in The OCEAN?
// CORE FACULTY//
Dr. Jennifer byrd-craven
Professor, Psychology
OCEAN Co-founding member, Director
Psychobiology, Developmental psychology, Parenting, Bonding, Hormones & Behavior, Female sociality
Dr. Bryd-Craven's Psychobiology Lab
Dr. jaimie arona krems
Assistant Professor, Psychology
OCEAN Co-founding member
Social psychology, Female sociality, Stereotyping + Prejudice
Dr. Krems' Social & Evolutionary Psychology Lab (SEPL)
Dr. Matthew Motta
Assistant Professor, Political Science
(Coordinator of OCEAN's Political psychology working group)
Political psychology, Research methods + quantitate analysis, American Politics
Dr. MArY TOWNER
Associate Professor, Integrative Biology
// AFFILIATED FACULTY //
