Candace Jasmine Black1
1503 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, Arizona 85721
(562) 453-8487
cjblack@email.arizona.edu
Education
Ph.D.
Psychology
Minor: Quantitative Methods
Ethology and Evolutionary Psychology Program
University of Arizona
Completion: May 2016
Aurelio José Figueredo, Ph.D., Advisor
Dissertation: The life history narrative: How early events and psychological
processes relate to biodemographic measures of life history.
Defense passed with distinction
M.A.
Psychology General Research
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Completion: May 2008
Dale Jorgenson, Ph.D., Advisor
Thesis: Do Oral Contraceptives Influence Female Preferences for Mates?
B.A.
Psychology
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Completion: December 2005
Publications
PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
Figueredo, A. J., Cabeza De Baca, T., Black, C. J., Garcia, R. A., Fernandes, H. B. F., Wolf, P.
S. A., & Woodley, M. A. (2015). Methodologically sound: Evaluating the psychometric
approach to the assessment of human life history [Reply to Copping, Campbell, and
Muncer, 2014]. Evolutionary Psychology, 13(2), 299-338.
Woodley, M. A., Figueredo, A. J., Cabeza de Baca, T., Fernandes, H. B. F., Madison, G., Wolf,
P. S. A., & Black, C. J. (in press). The genomic-level heritabilities of preparedness and
plasticity in human life history: The strategic differentiation and integration of genetic
transmissibilities. Frontiers in Psychology.
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Previously known as Stute
Sefcek, J.A., Black, C. J., & Wolf, P.S. (in press). Evolutionary perspectives of personality. In
Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L.L., & Shackelford, T.K. (Eds.), Evolutionary Perspectives on
Social Psychology. Springer.
Figueredo, A. J., Cabeza De Baca, T., & Black, C. J., (2014). No matter where you go, there you
are: The genetic foundations of temporal stability. Journal of Methods and Measurement
in the Social Sciences, 5(2), 76-106.
Figueredo, A. J., Black, C. J., & Scott, A. G. (2013). Complementary meta-analytic methods for
the quantitative review of research: A theoretical overview, Journal of Methods and
Measurement in the Social Sciences, 4(2), 21-45.
Figueredo, A. J., Black, C. J., & Scott, A. G. (2013). Complementary meta-analytic methods for
the quantitative review of research: An extended illustration, Journal of Methods and
Measurement in the Social Sciences, 4(2), 46-69.
Figueredo, A.J., Gladden, P., & Black, C.J. (2012) Parasite Stress, Ethnocentrism, and Life
History Strategy, Commentary for Behavioral and Brain Sciences 35(1).
Figueredo, A.J., Sefeck, J.A., Black, C.J., Garcia, R.A., & Jacobs, W.J. (2011). Chapter 390.
Evolutionary Personality Psychology. In Ramachandran, V.S., (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Human Behavior, 2nd Edition. New York, NY. Academic Press.
Black, C.J. & Jacobs, W.J. (2010). Review of Emotion Science by E. Fox. Human Ethology
Bulletin.
SUBMITTED
IN PREPARATION
Black, C. J. (in prep). Using early and adolescent environmental conditions to compare
alternative approaches to the measurement of life history strategy. (Doctoral
Dissertation).
Figueredo, A. J., Cabeza de Baca, T., Fernandes, H. B. F., Black, C. J., & Woodley, M. A. (in
prep). International Kumbaya Cascade.
Black, C. J. & Cabeza De Baca, T. (in prep). What's your scent? An examination of paternallyinherited major histocompatibility complex preferences.
Black, C. J. (in prep). Regional variance in access to resources in Italy, Spain, and Mexico:
Effects on SD-IE and Funnel.
Cabeza De Baca, Black, C. J., Figueredo, A. J., & Wahl, R. A. (in prep). SD-IE & Funnel
Effects on Covitality.
Professional Experience
Early Environment Study
Primary Investigator
University of Arizona
Summer 2012 – present
Dissertation
Validation of two self-report measures of childhood and adolescent environment; analysis
of relationships among early environment, biodemographic and psychometric indicators
of life history; identify physical and sexual health risks associated with environment and
life history strategy
Development of Early Environment and Adolescent Environment Questionnaires
Research design
IRB proposal
Management of a team of undergraduates who are responsible for data collection
Cascade of Chaos – Dark Aggression Hybrid
Project Manager
P.I.: A.J. Figueredo, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Spring 2014 – present
Cross-cultural validation of several related developmental cascade models that examine
the environmental, psychological, and behavioral predictors of interpersonal aggression
Coordinating research collaborators from various international sites, such as the UK,
Sweden, Brazil, and Mexico
Development and modification of measures
IRB proposal
Coordination of data collection and management
Management of a team of undergraduates who are responsible for data collection and
management
Cultural Biodemography Project
Collaborator
P.I.: A.J. Figueredo, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Summer 2014 - present
Project integrating theoretical and empirical work on the Strategic Differentiation –
Integration Effort effect in life history strategy; analysis of physical and social ecological
predictors of life history and cognitive outcomes
Primarily responsible for providing theoretical rationale for resource distribution as a
predictor of life history outcomes
Development of measurement model for economic inequality
Training and managing a team of undergraduates to retrieve archival data in Mexico,
Italy, and Spain
Role of Hormones in Female Behavior and Physiology
Primary Investigator
University of Arizona
Fall 2013 – present
Extension of Master’s thesis integrating life history theory into female fertility research
Research design
Creation and modification of questionnaires and stimuli
IRB proposal
Management of a team of undergraduates who are responsible for scheduling and
debriefing participants
Costa Rica Evaluation Project
Research Assistant
P.I.: A.J. Figueredo, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Spring 2014
Development of a conservation education evaluation program for Los Coyotes Reserve in
Costa Rica
Created outcomes-based evaluation plan with specified indicators, target goals,
measurement tools, and data collection schedule
Created evaluation work plan outline with summative and formative tasks
First Things First
Intern
Supervisor: Michele Walsh, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Summer 2011
Retrieving archival data
Data collation and analysis
Graphical and tabular representations of data
Primate Studies Field School
Collaborator
Team Leaders: Dieter Steklis, Ph.D. and Netzin Steklis, M.A.
University of Arizona
Fall 2009 – Summer 2011
Planning and program development
Coordinating a team to identify and apply for grants to initiate Field School
Curriculum development for Primate Studies Field School
http://primatefieldschool.arizona.edu/
Evolutionary Psychology Wikipedia Page Project
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Michael Mills
Loyola Marymount University
Spring 2008 – Spring 2009
Literature reviews
Generating and editing content for online textbook
Working Memory and Metaphor Production
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dan Chiappe, Ph.D.
California State University, Long Beach
Spring 2004 – Fall 2006
Data collection, coding, and entry
Poster presentations at national and regional conferences
Presentations
Black, C. J. & Aguirre, M. P. (2015). An ecological approach to life history, social equality,
collective peace and sexual equality. Paper to be presented at the 27th Annual Conference
of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Columbia, MO.
Black, C.J., Garcia, R.A., & Figueredo, A.J. (2014). Meta-scientific foundations of statistics.
Paper presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological
Science, San Francisco, CA.
Black, C.J., Figueredo, A.J., & Scott, A.G. (2013). A quantitative review of ecological factors in
minority retention programs in higher education. Paper presented at the Conference for
the American Evaluation Association, Washington, D.C.
Black, C.J., Patch, E.A., & Figueredo, A.J. (2013). UniMult: Multivariate-Analytic Software for
Psychological Research. Workshop presented for the Evaluation Group for the Analysis
of Data in Tucson, Arizona, May 14, 2013, at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana,
Iztapalapa, Mexico, May 20-23, and in Hermosillo, Mexico, May 27-30.
Figueredo, A.J., Black, C.J., & Patch, E.A. (2013). Workshop presented for the Evaluation
Group for the Analysis of Data in Tucson, Arizona, May 14, 2013, at the Universidad
Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Mexico, May 20-23, and in Hermosillo, Mexico,
May 27-30.
Black, C.J., Jacobs, W.J., & Garcia, R.A. (2013). Even robots have feelings: An ecological
model for examining the role of beliefs on cheating behavior in college students. Poster
presented at the First Annual School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior Poster Session,
Tucson, Arizona.
Gable, J.C., Figueredo, A.J., Black, C.J., Woodley, M.A., & Stratford, J. (2012). Macroeconomics and Life History Strategy. Presentation. HBES Conference on Human
Ethology and Evolution, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Black, C. J. & Hohman, Z. J. (May, 2009). Life history strategy predicts monitoring and
interference in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the 2009 Human Behavior and
Evolution Society conference at California State University, Fullerton.
Stute, C. J., Gokey, T. D., Palmore, C. C., Hernandez, L. P., Ruiz, M., Rose, B., Jackson, L. C.,
& Matthews, H. (April, 2008). Do oral contraceptives influence female preferences for
mates? Poster awarded first place for proposed research at the 2008 Student Research
Fair in the Department of Psychology.
Pierce, R., Stute, C., Fraser, T., Rifi, M., Ubides, E., and Chiappe, D. (2007). Working memory
and the production of metaphors. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the
American Psychonomic Society.
Chiappe, D., Pierce, R., and Stute, C. (2007). Working memory and verbal knowledge predict
quality of metaphors produced. Poster presented at the 87th annual meeting of the
Western Psychological Association, May 3, 2007.
Chiappe, D., Stute, C., Hohl, J., Cyrus, N., McCulloch, K., and Chambers, V. (2006). Executive
functions of working memory predict quality of metaphors produced. Paper presented at
the 86th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, April 29, 2006.
Chiappe, D. Chambers, V., Stute, C., McCulloch, K., Nelson, D., and Melendrez, J. (2005). The
role of working memory functions in metaphor production. Poster presented at the 2005
meeting of the American Psychonomic Society.
Scholarships & Awards
2014
Graduate & Professional Student Council Travel Grant, $500
2013
Psychology Travel Grant, $300
2013
Nominee for GPSC Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
2009
Psychology Travel Grant, $300
2008
First Place Poster for Proposed Research
2008
Honors on Comprehensive Exams in Research Methods and Physiological
Psychology
2007
Honors on Comprehensive Exam in Attention & Perception
Conferences Attended
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Spring 2007
Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA
American Evaluation Association, Washington D.C.
VII Semana Internacional de Psicología Social, Iztapalapa, Mexico
First Annual School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior Poster Session, Tucson,
AZ
Missing Data Workshop taught by Dr. Todd Little, Tucson, AZ
McClelland Institute & The Evolution Institute’s Adolescent Risk
Behaviors, Tucson, AZ
Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Fullerton, CA
Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, Canada
Professional Memberships
Association for Psychological Science, 2014
American Evaluation Association, 2013-present
Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2006-present
International Primatology Society, 2009-2010
International Society for Human Ethology, 2007-2010
Western Psychological Association, 2007-2008
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2007-2008
Research Skills
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Knowledgeable in SPSS, SAS, UniMult, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Qualtrics
Ethics training
Meta-analysis, graphical exploratory data analysis, IRT, & SEM
Cross-cultural research
Supervising undergraduate research assistants
Teaching Experience
Instructor
Personality Psychology
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Study Abroad program in Orvieto, Italy
Cultural Psychology
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Study Abroad program in Orvieto, Italy
Health Psychology
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Study Abroad program in Orvieto, Italy
Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research – Lab Instructor (SAS)
Spring 2015; Statistics not available
Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research – Lab Instructor (SAS)
Fall 2014; Statistics not available
Primate Behavior, online course
Summer 2013; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.6 out of 5; SD = 1.42
Evolutionary Psychology, online course
Spring 2013; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.3 out of 5; SD = 1.04
Personality, online course
Winter 2012; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 4.5 out of 5; SD = 0.52
Primate Behavior, online course
Fall 2012; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.7 out of 5; SD = 1.02
Human Sexuality, Pima Community College
Fall 2012; N/A
Primate Behavior
Summer 2012; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.8 out of 5; SD = 0.67
Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research – Lab Instructor (SAS)
Spring 2012; N/A
Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research – Lab Instructor (SAS)
Fall 2011; N/A
Research Methods, Pima Community College
Fall 2011; N/A
Primate Behavior
Summer 2011; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 5 out of 5; SD = 0.00
Research Methods – Lab Instructor
Spring 2010; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 4.5 out of 5; SD = 0.53 (Section 1) and
M = 4.1 out of 5; SD = 0.83 (Section 2)
Research Methods – Lab Instructor
Fall 2009; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.9 out of 5; SD = 0.85 (Section 1) and
M = 4.0 out of 5; SD = 0.63 (Section 2)
Primate Behavior
Summer 2010; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.8 out of 5; SD = 1.09
Primate Behavior
Summer 2009; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.9 out of 5; SD = 0.70
Research Methods – Lab Instructor
Spring 2009; Overall teaching effectiveness: M = 3.9 out of 5; SD = 0.79 (Section 1) and
M = 4.2 out of 5; SD = 0.63 (Section 2)
Teaching Assistantships
Developmental Psychology (Spring 2014)
Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research (Spring 2014)
Cognition (Fall 2013)
Introduction to Statistics (Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)
Ecological Psychology (Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2009)
Business Administration (Spring 2008)
Intermediate Statistics (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
Introduction to Psychology (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology
Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences
Personality and Individual Differences
Behavior and Brain Sciences
Evolutionary Psychology
References
Aurelio Jose Figueredo, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Department of Psychology
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-7444
Email: ajf@email.arizona.edu
W. Jake Jacobs, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Department of Psychology
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 626-4825
Email: wjj@email.arizona.edu
Lee Sechrest, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Department of Psychology
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone (520) 621-9182
Email: sechrest@email.arizona.edu
Bruce J. Ellis, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Norton School of Family & Consumer Sciences
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 626-5703
Email: bjellis@email.arizona.edu