David Frederick
1/13/2007
5600 Kensington Way UNIT 207
Culver City CA 90230
(310) 665-0784  Enderflies1@aol.com
Education
UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Major: Ph.D. Psychology (Social Psychology Program)
Minor: Quantitative
Minor: Health Psychology
Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts, December 2001
Major: Behavioral studies: The biological bases of human and animal behavior
Major: Psychology
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Honors and Awards
Culture, Brain, and Development Research Grant, 2006 [$5450]
UCLA Institute for American Cultures [Asian American Division] Research Grant, 2006 [$1500]
Culture, Brain, and Development Research and Travel Grant, 2005 [$3353]
UCLA Psychology Department Post-Master’s Thesis Research Grant, 2005 [$700]
National Institute of Health National Research and Service Award, 2004-2007 [$85,536]
UCLA Graduate Division Summer Research Mentorship Award, 2004, [$4000]
UCLA Psychology Department Post-Master’s Thesis Research Grant, 2004 [$800]
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Grant, 2004 [$100]
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2004
Culture, Brain, and Development Summer Mentorship and Travel Grant, 2004, [$3053]
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Grant, 2003 [$3250]
UCLA Graduate Division Summer Mentorship Award, 2003 [$3000]
UCLA Psychology Department Master’s Thesis Research Grant, 2003 [$600]
Culture, Brain, and Development Second Year Fellowship [$15,000 stipend]
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2003
UCLA Department of Psychology and Communication Studies First Year Stipend, 2002 [$17000]
Phi Beta Kappa, Beloit College Chapter, 2002
Guy Allan Tawney Prize in Psychology, 2001 [$50]
Walter Van Dyke Bingham Fellowship in Psychology, 2000 [$3000]
Psi Chi, Beloit College Chapter, 2000
Rock Island National Securities Scholarship, 1998-2002 [$12000]
Beloit Presidential Scholarship, 1998-2002 [$16000]
Dean’s List, 1998-2001
National Merit Scholar, 1998
Capital District Scholar Athlete Award, 1998
Research Interests
Evolutionary Psychology; Body Image; Gender; Sexuality; Masculinity; Mating Strategies; Health
Psychology.
Publications
* indicates directly supervised undergraduate collaborators.
Frederick, D.A., Buchanan, G.M., *Sadeghi-Azar, L., Peplau, L.A., Haselton, M.G.,
*Berezovskaya, A., & Lipinski, R.E. (in press). Desiring the muscular ideal: Men’s body
satisfaction in the United States, Ukraine, and Ghana. Psychology of Men & Masculinity.
Frederick, D.A., Lever, J. & Peplau, L.A. (in press). Interest in cosmetic surgery and body
image: Views of men and women across the lifespan. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Lever, J., Frederick, D.A., *Laird, K., *Sadeghi-Azar, L. (in press). Tall women’s
satisfaction with their height: General population data challenge assumptions behind
medical interventions to stunt girls’ growth. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Haselton, M.G., Mortezaie, M., Pillsworth, E.G., Bleske-Rechek, A., & Frederick, D.A. (in
press). Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress
to impress. Hormones and Behavior.
Frederick, D.A., Peplau, L.A. & Lever, J. (2006). The swimsuit issue: Correlates of body
image in a sample of 52,677 heterosexual adults. Body Image: An International Journal
of Research, 4, 413-419.
Lever, J., Frederick, D.A., & Peplau, L.A. (2006). Does size matter? Men’s and
women’s views on penis size across the lifespan. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 7,
129-143.
Barrett, C., Frederick, D.A., Haselton, M.G., & Kurzban, R. (2006). Can manipulations
of cognitive load be used to test evolutionary hypotheses? Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 91, 513-518.
Frederick, D.A., Fessler, D.M.T., & Haselton, M.G. (2005). Do representations of
male muscularity differ in men’s and women’s magazines? Body Image: An International
Journal of Research, 2, 81-86.
Platek, S.M., Critton, S.R., Burch, R.L., Frederick, D.A., Myers, T.E., Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2003).
How much resemblance is enough? Sex differences in reactions to resemblance, but not
the ability to detect difference. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24, 81-87.
Submitted Manuscripts
Frederick, D.A., & Haselton, M.G. (under revision). Why is male muscularity sexy?
Tests of the Fitness-Indicator Hypothesis and the Inverted-U Hypothesis of Masculinized
Traits. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Frederick, D.A., Forbes, G.B., *Grigorian, K., Jarcho, J.M. (under revision). The UCLA Body
Project I: Predictors of body satisfaction and appearance surveillance among 2206 White,
Asian, and Hispanic men and women. Sex Roles.
Frederick, D.A., Peplau, L.A., & Lever, J., (under review). The Barbie mystique: Satisfaction
with breast size and shape across the lifespan.
Forbes, G.B., Frederick, D.A., & Berezovskaya, A. (under review). Body dissatisfaction and
perceptions of the attractive female body among women and men from the Ukraine,
Ghana, and the United States.
Forbes, G.B., & Frederick, D.A. (under review). The UCLA Body Project II: Breast and body
dissatisfaction among African-, Asian-, European-, and Hispanic-American college
women.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Frederick, D.A., Peplau, L.A., Yee, C.K., Maisel, N., Ghavami, N., & Lever, J. (in preparation).
Does sexual orientation matter? Predictors of body dissatisfaction in two large online
samples of heterosexual and sexual minority adults.
Frederick, D.A., & *Rhoades, T. (in preparation). Differences among body types between
college students and gay and heterosexual oriented Internet media: Evidence from the
UCLA Body Matrices II.
Lever, J., Frederick, D.A., & Strachman, A. (in preparation). The Good Sex Survey:
Reports of sexual satisfaction, frequency, communication, and variety
among 62,000 Heterosexual Adults.
Conference Paper Presentations
Ghavami, N., Frederick, D.A., & Lever, J. (2006). Fantasies of same sex and opposite
sex contact: Reports from over 7,000 lesbian women and 500 college students. Society
for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Frederick, D.A., Haselton, M.G., & *Laird, K. (2006). Height and body mass as predictors of
lifetime partner number. Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference,
Philadelphia, PA.
** Session Chair and Organizer: Life History Theory, Mating, and Cognition
Frederick, D.A. (2006). The physical trait overvaluation hypothesis. Human Behavior and
Evolution Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA
** Session Chair and Organizer: Life History Theory, Mating, and Cognition
Frederick, D.A. (2006). Concerns with penis size, breast size, and body exposure during sexual
activity among 54,865 online respondents. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Western Regional Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.
Frederick, D.A. (2004). Muscle versus fat-based measures of male body image dissatisfaction.
American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, HI
Frederick, D.A. & Haselton, M.G. (2004). Muscularity and the immunocompetence hypothesis:
Evidence from men and women’s sexual behavior and body type preferences. Evolution,
Human Mind, and Behavior Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Frederick, D.A. (2004). Women’s preferences for different male body types. Society Scientific
Study Sexuality Western Regional Conference, San Diego, CA.
Frederick, D.A., Haselton, G.M., Buchanan, G.M., Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2003). An evolved
preference for muscularity? Evidence from women’s preferences for short-term
and long-term partners. Human Evolution and Behavior Conference, Lincoln, NB
Frederick, D.A. & Haselton, M.,G. (2003). Muscularity as a communicative signal.
International Communications Association, San Diego, CA.
Frederick, D.A. (2003). Male body image: the role of muscularity. Society for Psychological
Anthropology, San Diego, CA.
Buchanan, G.M. & Frederick, D.A. (2003). Preoccupation with body fat among heterosexual
and homosexual males. Midwestern Psychological Association, Madison, WI.
Platek, S.M., Critton, S.R., Burch, R.L., Frederick, D.A., Myers, T.E., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2002).
How much resemblance is enough? Sex differences in reactions to resemblance, but not
the ability to detect difference. Evolution and Human Behavior Annual Meeting, New
Brunswick, N.J.
Invited Colloquiia
Frederick, D.A. (2005). Preferences for muscularity: The role of sexual orientation, culture, and
evolution. Culture, Brain, and Development Lecture Series, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Conference Poster Presentations
Frederick, D.A., & Peplau, L.A. (2007). The UCLA Body Matrices II: Computer-
generated images of men and women varying in body fat and muscularity/breast size to
assess body satisfaction and preferences. Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Memphis, TN.
Jarcho, J.M., Frederick, D.A., Forbes, G.B, & Niles, A. (2007). The UCLA Project I: Predictors
of body satisfaction and appearance surveillance among 2206 White, Asian, and Hispanic
Men and Women. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Niles, A., Frederick, D.A., & Forbes, G. (2007). Why are people dissatisfied and dieting? The
predictive utility of objectification and sociocultural theories among over 800
undergraduates. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Frederick, D.A., Haselton, M.G., & Rhoades, T. (2007). Why cheat? Stated reasons for
infidelity among over 50,000 online participants. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Yee, C.K., Frederick, D.A., Maisel, N., Ghavami, N. (2007). Correlates of body satisfaction
among over 2000 heterosexual, gay, lesbian, and bisexual participants: Global body
satisfaction, weight concern, and gay identity. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Frederick, D.A., Lever, L., & Strachman, A. (2006). What keeps passion alive? Predictors of
sexual satisfaction among over 50,000 online respondents. Society for the Scientific Study
of Sexuality Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
*Rhoades, T., & Frederick, D.A. (2006). Internet media and conceptions of male and
female bodies: Evidence from the UCLA Body Matrices. Society for the Scientific Study
of Sexuality Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Frederick, D.A., & Haselton, M.G. (2006). Why is male muscularity sexy? Evidence from selfreported sexual behaviors and ratings of male bodies. International Association of
Relationship Research Conference, Rethymno, Greece.
Frederick, D.A., & Haselton, M.G. (2006). Male muscularity as a good-genes indicator:
Evidence from women’s self-reported sexual behaviors and preferences for muscularity.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
*Sadeghi-Azar, L., Frederick, D.A., *Mulrenan, T., Peplau, A., Haselton, M.G., & Fessler,
D.M.T. (2006). Representations of the ideal male and female bodies in popular media.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
*Laird, K., *Mulrenan, T., Frederick, D.A., *Grigorian, K., Peplau, L.A., & Haselton, M.G.
(2006). Sex differences in preferences for dating a taller romantic partner. Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
*Mulrenan, T., Frederick, D.A., *Sadeghi-Azar, L., *Ha, J., Peplau, L.A., & Haselton, M.G.
(2006). The UCLA Body Matrices as measures of body image and body type preferences.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Mortezaie, M., Haselton, M.G., Bleske-Rechek, A., Pillsworth, E.G., & Frederick, D.A. (2006).
Ovulatory shifts in ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress to impress. Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Frederick, D.A., & Haselton, M.G. (2005). Male muscularity as a good-genes indicator:
Evidence from men’s self-reported sexual behaviors and women’s preferences for
muscularity. Human Evolution and Behavior Conference, Austin, TX.
Frederick, D.A., Lever, J., Peplau, L.A., *Casey, J., & *Berezovskaya, A. (2005). Does size
matter? Attitudes toward breast size and shape among heterosexual adults. American
Psychological Society Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Peplau, L.A., Frederick, D.A., Lever, J., *Kroskrity, E. (2005). Body image satisfaction among
lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adults. American Psychological Society Convention, Los
Angeles, CA.
*Sadeghi-Azar, L., Frederick, D.A., *Allameh, S., Lever, J., & Peplau, L.A. (2005).
Attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and the body across the lifespan. American
Psychological Society Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
*Berezovskaya, A., Frederick, D.A., Haselton, M.G., *Newon, L., & *Burklund, L.J. (2005).
Preferences for muscularity in Ghana and Southern California. American Psychological
Society Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Peplau, L.A., Frederick, D.A., Lever, J., *Burklund, L., & *Madrid, H. (2005). Correlates of
body image dissatisfaction among 52,171 online respondents. Society for Personality and
Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Frederick, D.A., Haselton, M., Peplau, L.A., *Mansourian, A., & *Allameh, S. (2005). Sex
differences in desires for sexual variety. Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Conference, New Orleans, LA. Also presented at the Evolutionary Psychology PreConference.
Frederick, D.A. & Buchanan, G.M. (2004). Preoccupation with body fat among heterosexual
and homosexual males types. American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu,
HI.
Frederick, D.A. & Haselton, M.G. (2004). Male muscularity as a good genes indicator:
Evidence from women’s preferences for short-term and long-term mates. Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX. Also presented at the
Evolutionary Psychology Pre-Conference.
*Burklund, L.J., Frederick, D.A., *Lagos, L.M., *Lee, M. (2003). Men, muscles, and body fat:
What men want and what they (correctly) think women desire. Society for Personality and
Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX.
Master, S.L., Frederick, D.A., & Buchanan, G.M. (2003). Body image dissatisfaction and
distortion in heterosexual and homosexual men. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology Conference, Austin, TX.
Supervised Undergraduate Senior Research Projects
1. Anna Berezovkaya. Preferences for muscularity in Ghana, the Ukraine and Southern
California.
2. Kristina Grigorian. Women’s body satisfaction in the Ukraine and the United States
3. Eric Kroskrity. Dude, are my pecs too small? An interview study of male body image with 20
gay and heterosexual men.
4. Kelsey Laird. Factors influencing preferences for sexual dimorphism: Sex differences in
preferences for dating a taller romantic partner.
5. Mina Mortezaie. Ovulatory shifts in ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress to impress.
6. Andrea Niles. A test of five social psychological theories of body image: Evidence from
correlational and experimental research.
7. Taylor Rhoades. Internet media and conceptions of male and female bodies: Evidence from
the UCLA Body Matrices.
8. Leila Sadeghi-Azar. What do women find physically attractive? Confounds and convergent
validity in popular measures of male body types.
Participation in Research Laboratories
Close Relationships Lab (Dr. Peplau), UCLA, 2002-Present
Evolutionary Psychology Lab (Dr. Haselton), UCLA, 2002-Present
Biological Anthropology Lab (Drs. Dan Fessler and Clark Barrett), UCLA, 2002-present
Eating and Body Image Lab (Dr. Traci Mann), UCLA, 2002-Present
Evolution and Human Behavior Lab (Dr. Gallup), SUNY-Albany, 2001-2002
Teaching Interests
Research Methods, Social Psychology, Social Psychology Laboratory, Psychology
of Gender, Evolutionary Psychology, Sport Psychology, Health Psychology, Eating
Behaviors and Body Image.
Teaching Assistantships & Readerships
Reader, UCLA Psychology Dept. & Communication Studies Program, Los Angeles, CA.
Served as a reader for Psychology of Gender, Close Relationships, Research Methods,
Nature of Communication, Community Psychology, Political Psychology, Sport
Psychology, and Culture and Human Development. Graded and created exams, graded and
commented on term papers and response papers, and gave class presentations. 09/02 to
present.
Teaching Assistant, Sport Psychology,UCLA Psychology Dept., Los Angeles, CA. Served as a
TA for Introduction to Sport Psychology for Dr. Tara Scanlan for several semesters.
Graded homework and exams, created exams, held test review sessions, gave class
lectures, facilitated in-class discussion groups and debates, and held weekly office hours.
03/05-06/05; 03/06-06/06. Overall teaching ratings: > 7.0 out of 9.0
Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology Laboratory, UCLA Psychology Dept., Los Angeles,
CA. Served as a TA for Social Psychology Laboratory for Dr. Kris Beals. Served as
advisor for group projects that involved design, execution, and summary of a social
psychology experiment. Also graded homework and exams, created exams, held test
review sessions, facilitated in-class discussion groups and debates, and held weekly office
hours. 08/2004-09/2004. Overall teaching rating: > 7.0 out of 9.0
Student Teaching Assistant, SUNY-Albany Psychology Dept., Albany, N.Y. Served as a TA
for Evolutionary Psychology for Dr. Susan Hughes. Graded exams and held weekly
help sessions for students. 06/2002 - 07/2002.
Student Teaching Assistant, Statistics, Beloit College Psychology Dept., Beloit, W.I. Served
as a TA for Statistical Applications In Psychology for Dr. Larry White. Graded
homework, held weekly help sessions for students, and proctored exams. 08/2000 –
12/2000.
Student Teaching Assistant, Personality, Beloit College Psychology Dept., Beloit, W.I.
Served as a TA for Theories of Personality for Dr. Greg Buchanan. Held review sessions
before exams and assisted students with term papers. 08/2000 – 12/2000.
Paid Employment
Research Consultant, Elle Magazine. Created the 2006 Good Sex Survey for Elle and
MSNBC.com, which was completed by over 70,000 participants. Analyzed the qualitative and
quantitative responses and prepared summary reports for the editors and journalists at Elle and
MSNBC.com. 08/2005 – 04/2006
Research Assistant, UCLA Law School, Los Angeles, CA. Conducted literature reviews and
summaries on attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and body image for Dr. Steve Munzer, who is
writing a book on these issues. Also provided extensive feedback on chapters in progress.
6/2004-9/2005, 6/2005-12/2005
Research Interviewer, Fact Finders, Albany, N.Y. Conducted telephone interviews for a
research firm on sensitive topics ranging from member satisfaction with their therapists,
health plans, and physicians to reactions to the recent terrorist attacks. Received extensive
training in proper interview techniques. 11/2001 – 08/2002.
Senior Reader, Kelly Services, Albany, N.Y. Promoted to be supervisor from over 100 readers,
supervised the scoring of standardized tests completed by students in grades 4-10. Monitored
accuracy and productivity of essay scorers, retrained scorers in need of additional help, resolved
disputes among scorers, and completed evaluations of test questions for test developers. 03/2002 –
06/2002.
Research Assistant, SUNY-Albany Psychology Dept., Albany, N.Y. Recruited research
participants by telephone for a study on the effectiveness of a parent handbook to reduce college
binge drinking. Delivered materials and consent forms to participants and conducted in-home
presentations outlining the study procedures. Aided in data entry. 05/2001 – 08/2001.
Intern, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, N.Y. Evaluated grant applications for the
Juvenile Justice and Violence Against Women programs. Tested and critiqued software programs.
Developed a 25-page manual for a new software program. Prepared Power Point presentations,
edited papers, and organized case folders. 05/2000 – 08/2000
Essay Scorer, Kelly Services, Albany, N.Y. Evaluated and scored Social Studies essays by sixth,
eighth, and eleventh graders. Critiqued test questions. 05/1999 – 08/1999
Activities
Psychology Pre-testing Coordinator, UCLA, 2004-present.
Content Advisor, UCLA Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2002-2004.
Peer Advisor, Psi Chi at SUNY-Albany, 2001-2002.
Tutor, assisted students in U.S. History, Psychology, and Math, 2001.
Student Representative to Trustees, Beloit College Student Government, 2000.
Governance Chair, Beloit College Student Government, 2000.
Parliamentarian, Beloit College Student Government, 2000.
Treasurer, Beloit College Educational Funding Board, 2000.
Columnist/Sports Writer, Beloit College Newspaper, 1998-2000.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Power Point, Excel, SPSS 13.0, SPSS Data Entry Package 4.0,
WinMorph 2.0, Morph Editor, Paint Shop Pro.
References
Dr. Anne Peplau, Psychology Dept. at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. lapeplau@ucla.edu
Dr. Martie G. Haselton, Psychology Dept. at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. haselton@ucla.edu
Dr. Janet Lever, Sociology Dept. at CSULA, Los Angeles, CA. drjlever@yahoo.com
Dr. Tara Scanlan, Psychology Dept. at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. scanlan@psych.ucla.edu
Dr. Clark Barrett, Anthropology Dept. at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. barrett@anthro.ucla.edu
Dr. Dan Fessler, Anthropology Dept. at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. dfessler@anthro.ucla.edu
Dr. Gordon Forbes, Psychology Dept. at Millikin University, IN. gforbes@mail.millikin.edu
Dr. Steven Munzer, Law School at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. munzer@law.ucla.edu