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    • // MAKING WAVES //

      Latest NEWS FROM THE OCEAN

      New publication!

      Do BMI and Sex Hormones Influence Visual Attention to Food Stimuli in Women? Tracking Eye Movements Across the Menstrual Cycle

      Accepted for publication in Evolutionary Psychological Science

       

      by Ray Garza, Nikki Clauss, and

      Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

      January 2021

      New publication!

      Updating long-held assumptions about fat stigma: For women, body shape plays a critical role

      Accepted for publication in Social Psychological and Personality Science

       

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, & Dr. Steven Neuberg

       

      January 2021

      New publication!

      An agent-based model of the female rivalry hypotheses for concealed ovulation in humans

      Accepted for publication in Nature Human Behaviour

       

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Scott Claessens, Dr. Melissa Fales, Dr. Marco Campenni, Dr Martie Haselton, & Dr. Athena Aktipis

      December 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta on the font page of The New York Times!

       

      December 2020

      New publication!

      Why are song lyrics becoming simpler? A time series analysis of lyrical complexity in six decades of American popular music

      Accepted for publication in PLOS ONE

       

      by Dr. Michael Varnum Dr. Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Dr. Igor Grossmann, Alexandra Wormley, & Colin Morris

      Decemeber 2020

      New publication!

      Is there anything good about atheists? Exploring positive and negative stereotypes of the religious and nonreligious

      Accepted for publication in Social Psychological and Personality Science

       

      by Jordan W. Moon, Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, & Dr. Adam Cohen

       

      November 2020

      New publication!

      Lay beliefs about gender and sexual behavior: First evidence for a pervasive, robust (but seemingly unfounded) stereotype

      Accepted for publication in Psychological Science

       

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Ahra Ko, Jordan Moon, & Dr. Michael Varnum

       

       

      October 2020

      New Publication!

      Effects of Women’s Short-Term Mating Orientation and Self-Perceived Attractiveness in Rating and Viewing Men’s Waist to Chest Ratios

      Published in Archives of Sexual Behavior

       

      by Ray Garza & Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

       

       

      September 2020

      New Publication!

      Does Ecological Harshness Influence Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Breast Size, Ptosis, and Intermammary Distance?

      Published in Evolutionary Psychological Sciences by Ray Garza, Farid Pazhoohi, & Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

       

       

      September 2020

      In the news!

      An Interview with Dr. Krems on KJZZ (NPR)

      Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems & Dr. Keelah Williams discuss their recent work on friendship jealousy!

       

       

      September 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Does Q&A with The Conversation about COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

      August 2020

      New publication!

      Friendship jealousy: One tool for maintaining friendships in the face of third-party interference?

      Published (online first) in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Keelah Williams, Athena Aktipis, & Douglas Kenrick

       

      August 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Chats with the BBC about the Virtual DNC

       

      August 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Speaks to Vox about COVID-19 Misinformation

      July 2020

      Research in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta's Research Covered in the New Republic

      Coverage of "How Right-Leaning Media Coverage of COVID-19 Facilitated the Spread of Misinformation in the Early Stages of the Pandemic in the U.S." by Dr. Motta and colleagues.

      July 2020

      New publication!

      Opposition to short-term mating predicts dislike of atheists

      Accepted in Personality & Individual Differences

      by graduate student Jordan Moon, Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, & Adam Cohen

       

      May 2020

       

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Interviewed by the Upshot (New York Times) on Trust in the Scientific Community

       

      June 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Interviewed by The Atlantic on Alternative Medicine & COVID-19

       

      June 2020

      Congratulations, graduates!

      We're excited to announce that

      • Dr. Jarrod Bock has accepted an position as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Towson University.
      • Dr. Nikki Clauss has accepted a Postdoctoral Researcher Position at the University of Texas Health Center.

      May 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Interviewed by Time Magazine on COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism

       

      May 2020

      in the News!

      Dr. Matt Motta Interviewed by The Atlantic on COVID-19 Misinformation

       

      May 2020

      New Awards!

      Ashley M. Rankin won a Women's Faculty Council Award! ($1,000)

       

      Laureon A. Merrie won a Student Technology Award! ($8,600)

       

      Erin Harrington won the Robberson Dissertation Award! ($6,000)

       

      Congratulations, all!

       

      April 2020

      New publication!

      Adrenocortical attunement, reactivity, and potential genetic correlates among parent–daughter dyads from low‐income families

      Published in Developmental Psychobiology

      by  Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven, et al.

       

      April 2020

      New Publication!

      Effects of Breast Size, Intermammary Cleft Distance (Cleavage) and Ptosis on Perceived Attractiveness, Health, Fertility and Age: Do Life History, Self-Perceived Mate Value and Sexism Attitude Play a Role?

       

      Published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Human Physiology by Farid Pazhoohi, Ray Garza, & Alan Kingstone

       

      February 2020

      New publication!

      First tests of Euclidean preference integration in friendship: Euclidean friend value and power of choice on the friend market

      In press at in Evolution and Human Behavior

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems & Daniel Conroy-Beam

      February 2020

      New PUBLICATION!

      The nuanced psychology of The Handmaid's Tale: a commentary on power, feminism, & patriarchy...

      Published in Evolutionary Behavioral Science

      by Dr. Jessica Calvi, Ashley Rankin, Nikki Clauss, & Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

       

       

      January 2020

      New publication!

      Women's strategic defenses against same-sex aggression: Evidence from sartorial behavior

      Accepted for publication in Social Psychological and Personality Science

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Ashley M. Rankin, & Stefanie Northover

       

      September 2019

      New Publication!

      Family matters:

      Rethinking the psychology of human social motivation

       

      Accepted for publication in Perspectives on Psychological Science

      by Ahra Ko, Cari Pick, Yul Kwon, Dr. Michael Barlev, Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Dr. Michael Varnum,...& Dr. Douglas Kenrick.

      July 2019

      New publication!

      Is nothing sacred? Religion, sex, and reproductive strategies

       

      Published in Current Directions in Psychology

      by Jordan Moon, Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems, Dr. Adam Cohen, & Dr. Douglas Kenrick

       

      May 2019

      New Publication!

      Sex Differences for Preferences of Shoulder to Hip Ratio in Men and Women: an Eye Tracking Study

      Published in Evolutionary Psychological Sciences by Farid Pazhoohi, Ray Garza, James F. Doyle, Antonio F. Macedo, & Joana Arantes

       

       

      June 2019

      New publication!

      Fertility Status in Visual Processing of Men’s Attractiveness​

       

      Published in Evolutionary Psychological Science

      by Ray Garza and Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

       

       

      April 2019

      New publication!

      Exposure to a sex-specific stressor mitigates sex differences in stress-induced eating​

      Published in Physiology & Behavior

      by Nikki Clauss and Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven

      April 2019

      New Publication!

      Why are conversations limited to about four people? A theoretical exploration of the conversation size constraint

       

      Published in Evolution and Human Behavior

      by Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems & Jason Wilkes

      March 2019

      New publication!

      The role of co-rumination and adrenocortical attunement in young women’s close friendships

      Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology

      by Ashley Rankin and Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven, et al.

      December 2018

      New accolade!

      Dr. Krems named one of the Top 20 Psychologists Under 40

       

       

       

      October 2018

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