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. Daniel sznycer
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Social psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Emotion, Valuation, Morality, Law/Institutions
Dr. Juliana french
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Biopsychology, Behavioral endocrinology, Hormones, Romantic relationships, Marriage, Social Psychology
Dr. French's Evolution & Relationships at Oklahoma State (EROS) Lab
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 //
// CORE AND AFFILIATED GRADUATE STUDENTS //
// some OCEAN ALUMNI //
Core and affiliated graduate students who spent time in the ocean
Erin Wood (2021)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Erin HArrington (2021)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State University
ray garza (2021)
Adjunct, Texas A & M International
Nikki Clauss (2019)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas Health Science Center
Emily Keison (2019)
Research Director, MiMer Center for Equine-Human Education and Research
Ashley Rankin (2021)
ocean external advisory board
many thanks to the members of our external advisory board:
joshua ackerman
University of Michigan
Mark Flinn
Baylor University
Douglas Kenrick
Arizona State University
Eric Russell
AirBnb
Annie Wertz
Max Planck Institute
Maryanne fisher
St. Mary’s University