David A. Frederick Curriculum Vitae
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CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID A. FREDERICK
1285 Franz Hall
Department of Psychology, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
web: http://dfred.bol.ucla.edu
email: dfred@ucla.edu
phone: (310) 665-0784
RESEARCH
My first line of research uses evolutionary and social psychological theories to examine the effects of
fundamental human motivations – such as hunger and sexual attraction– on phenomena of interest
to social psychologists. My research on hunger examines the effects of hunger on self-control. My
research on attraction and relationships focuses on the factors that attract us to particular individuals
and how sexual motivations change according to changes in internal states and the relationship
context. This research also examines the factors predicting relationship well-being in diverse
samples of heterosexual, gay, and lesbian individuals. My second line of research examines how the
importance of physical attractiveness in relationships and in society more generally leads many
individuals to experience body dissatisfaction. My research in this area applies social psychological
theories to develop new perspectives on how gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and sociocultural
factors relate to self-perceptions of attractiveness.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., UCLA, Los Angeles, California (Degree anticipated June, 2009)
Dissertation: Now or later? The effect of evolved motivations on self-control
Major: Social Psychology
Minors: Health Psychology; Quantitative Measurement and Psychometrics
B.A., Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin (2002)
Major: Psychology
Major: Behavioral Studies: The Biological Bases of Human and Animal Behavior
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
2008-2009
2008-2009
2007-2008
2004-2007
2003-2004
2003
2002-2003
UCLA Graduate Division Will Rogers Memorial Fellowship [$6000]
UCLA Center for Society and Genetics Graduate Training Fellowship [$18,000]
UCLA Graduate Division Will Rogers Memorial Fellowship [$6000]
National Institute of Health National Research and Service Award [$85,536]
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Trainee Fellowship [$15,000]
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
UCLA Psychology Department First Year Fellowship [$17,000]
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HONORS & RESEARCH FUNDING
Graduate School
2008
UCLA Harold H. Kelley Award for paper advancing theory in social psychology:
Frederick, D. A., & Haselton, M. G. (2007). Why is muscularity sexy? Tests of the
fitness indicator hypothesis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1167-1183.
2008
UCLA Psychology Department Excellence in Research Award [$573]
2008
UCLA Psychology Department Conference Presentation Travel Grant [$312]
2008
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Research Grant [$2000]
2007
NSF-UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program Research Grant [$1000]
2007
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Research Grant [$5000]
2006
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Research Grant [$5450]
2006
Institute for American Cultures [Asian American Division] Research Grant [$1500]
2005
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Research and Travel Grant [$3353]
2005
UCLA Psychology Department Post-Master’s Thesis Research Grant [$700]
2004
UCLA Graduate Division Summer Research Mentorship Award [$4000]
2004
UCLA Psychology Department Post-Master’s Thesis Research Grant [$800]
2004
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Grant [$100]
2004
FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development Summer Mentorship Grant [$3053]
2003
UCLA Psychology Department Extramural Incentive Grant [$3250]
2003
UCLA Graduate Division Summer Mentorship Award [$3000]
2003
UCLA Psychology Department Master’s Thesis Research Grant [$600]
Undergraduate
2002
Selected for Phi Beta Kappa, Beloit College Chapter
2001
Guy Allan Tawney Prize in Psychology [$50]
2000
Walter Van Dyke Bingham Fellowship in Psychology [$3000]
2000
Selected for Psi Chi, Beloit College Chapter
1998-2002
Rock Island National Securities Scholarship [$12,000]
1998-2002
Beloit Presidential Scholarship [$16,000]
1998-2002
Beloit College Dean’s List
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PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
*indicates directly supervised undergraduate co-author
Peplau, L. A., Frederick, D. A., Yee, C. K., Maisel, N., Lever, J., & Ghavami, N. (in press). Body
image satisfaction in heterosexual, gay, and lesbian adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Frederick, D. A., Peplau, L. A., & Lever, J. (2008). The Barbie mystique: Satisfaction with breast
size and shape across the lifespan. International Journal of Sexual Health, 20, 200-211.
Forbes, G. B., & Frederick, D. A. (2008). The UCLA Body Project II: Breast and body
dissatisfaction among African, Asian, European, and Hispanic American college women.
Sex Roles, 58, 449-457.
Salska, I., Frederick, D. A., Pawlowski, B., Reilly, A., *Laird, K., & Rudd, N. (2008). Conditional
mate preferences: Factors influencing preferences for height. Personality and Individual
Differences, 44, 203-215.
Frederick, D. A., & Haselton, M. G. (2007). Why is muscularity sexy? Tests of the fitness indicator
hypothesis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1167-1183.
Received the Harold H. Kelley Award for paper advancing social psychological theory
Frederick, D. A., Lever, J., & Peplau, L. A. (2007). Interest in cosmetic surgery and body image:
Views of men and women across the lifespan. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 120, 14071415.
Frederick, D. A., Buchanan, G. M., *Sadeghi-Azar, L., Peplau, L. A., Haselton, M. G.,
*Berezovskaya, A., & Lipinski, R. E. (2007). Desiring the muscular ideal: Men’s body
satisfaction in the United States, Ukraine, and Ghana. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 8,
103-117.
Frederick, D. A., Forbes, G. B., *Grigorian, K., & Jarcho, J. M. (2007). The UCLA Body Project I:
Gender and ethnic differences in self-objectification and body satisfaction among 2,206
undergraduates. Sex Roles, 57, 317-327.
Haselton, M. G., Mortezaie, M., Pillsworth, E. G., Bleske-Rechek, A., & Frederick, D. A. (2007).
Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: Near ovulation, women dress to impress.
Hormones and Behavior, 51, 40-45.
Lever, J., Frederick, D. A., *Laird, K., & *Sadeghi-Azar, L. (2007). Tall women’s satisfaction with
their height: General population data challenge assumptions behind medical interventions to
stunt girls’ growth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 192-194.
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, 4, 413-419.
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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.
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.
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, 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.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Frederick, D. A., *Fales, M., *Lurye, F., *Nguyen, D., *Snider, J., Sanchez, C., & Vilain, E. (in
press). Sex differentiation: How do hormones shape the bodies, brains, and behaviors of
men and women? In T. Cooke (Ed.), Sex and society. New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Frederick, D. A., *Filossof, Y. R., Gildersleeve, K. A., Maisel, N. C., *Phuphanich, M. E.,
Poore, J. C., Preciado, M. A., Saxbe, D. E., & *Usahacharoenporn, P. (in press). Fidelity:
Why are people faithful to their mates? Perspectives from evolutionary psychology,
sociology, and social psychology. In T. Cooke (Ed.), Sex and society. New York, NY:
Marshall Cavendish.
Frederick, D. A., Galperin, A., Gildersleeve, K. A., *Filossof, Y. R., *Snider, J., *Nguyen, D.,
*Lurye, F., *Fales, M., & *Cantu, S. (in press). Sexuality from an evolutionary perspective:
How did evolution shape the mating preferences of men and women? In T. Cooke (Ed.),
Sex and society. New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Daniels, E. A., *Niles, A. N., & Frederick, D. A., (in press). Involvement in sports, body
image, and sexuality. In T. Cooke (Ed.), Sex and society. New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Haselton, M. G., Bryant, G. A., Wilke, A., Frederick, D. A., Galperin, A., Frankenhuis, W. E.,
& Moore, T. (under revision). Adaptive rationality: An evolutionary perspective on cognitive
bias. Invited to revise and resubmit at Social Cognition.
Frederick, D. A., Forbes, G. B., & *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.
Swami, V., & Frederick, D. A., Hadji-Michael, M., & Furnham, A. (under review). The influence
of leg-to-body ratio on judgments of physical attractiveness.
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MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Frederick, D. A., Swami, V., & The International Body Project Research Team (in preparation).
Cross-cultural variations in preferences for muscularity.
Frederick, D. A., Maisel, N. C., & Lever, J. (in preparation). Betrayal and adultery: Using
Interdependence Theory to predict infidelity.
Frederick, D. A., & Forbes, G. B. (in preparation). The utility of feminist and sociocultural
theories for understanding body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint.
Frederick, D. A., *Niles, A. N., Daniels, E. A., Elsesser, K., & Lever, J. (in preparation). Sexual
objectification in the workplace.
Frederick, D. A., Lever, J., & Peplau, L. A. (in preparation). Predictors of relationship and sexual
satisfaction among gay and lesbian couples.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Frederick, D. A. (in progress). Dissertation study on the effects of hunger on self-control.
Frederick, D. A., *Fales, M., Haselton, M . G., & Pillsworth, E. (in progress). The effects of
exposure to attractive men and women on financial impulsivity.
Frederick, D. A. (in progress). The effects of perceived threats to survival on financial impulsivity.
Frederick, D. A., Gildersleeve, K., Larson, C., & *Natwick, A. (in progress). The evolved functions
of love and positive illusions in close relationships: Experimental and correlational evidence.
Frederick, D. A., & Filossof, Y. (in progress). The effects of experimentally-manipulated
perceptions of population sex ratio on mating strategies and standards.
Frederick, D. A., & *Niles, A. N. (in progress). A comparison and integration of social
psychological theories of body dissatisfaction and dieting: Social Comparison,
Objectification, Self-Discrepancy, and Sociocultural Theories.
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Frederick, D. A., & Lever, J. (2008). Reports of infidelity among 63,836 online participants: Who is cheating,
why do they cheat, and how do they feel about their affairs? Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Frederick, D. A., Forbes, G. B., Usahacharoenporn, P., Niles, A., & James, D. (2008). Moderators of
the association of appearance surveillance to body dissatisfaction: The roles of gender, ethnicity, and body
weight. Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Chicago, Il. Chair of symposium:
Objectification and Body Image: The Roles of Media, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality.
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Frederick, D. A., & Haselton, M. G. (2007). Love, lust, and loyalty: Sex differences in responses to and
reasons for infidelity among 65,029 online participants. Human Behavior and Evolution Society
Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
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.
Frederick, D. A. (2006). The physical trait overvaluation hypothesis. Human Behavior and Evolution
Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
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 for the Scientific Study
of 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 Meeting, New Brunswick, N.J.
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CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Gildersleeve, K. A., Frederick, D. A., *Filossof, Y. R., Larson, C., *Natwick, A.,. & Swami, V.
(under review). Do the eyes see what the heart wants them to see? Appearance-related positive illusions
among college students. Evolutionary Psychology Preconference at the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Tampa, FL.
Frederick, D. A., Lever, J., & Hertz, R. (accepted). Money matters: How do income, arguments about
money, and gender role ideology relate to relationship and sexual satisfaction? Society for Personality and
Social Psychology Conference, Tampa, FL.
*Natwick, A., Frederick, D. A., *Niles, A. N., Daniels, E. A., & Lever, J. (accepted). Our partners
are hot but we are not? An examination of people’s satisfaction with their appearance and their partner’s
appearance. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Tampa, FL.
Frederick, D. A. (2008). Conditional mate preferences: Factors influencing preferences for height. American
Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Frederick, D. A., Lever, J., & Peplau, L. A. (2008). Interest in cosmetic surgery and body image. American
Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.
*Niles, A. N., & Frederick, D. A. (2008). Media exposure and body dissatisfaction: Testing risk factors.
American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Frederick, D. A. (2008). Ethnic and weight differences in self-objectification and body dissatisfaction. Western
Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.
*Dileone, B., Frederick, D. A., & *Filossof, Y. (2008). Sex differences in responses to sexual and emotional
jealousy. Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.
*Niles, A.N., Daniels, E., Frederick, D. A., Elsesser, K., & Lever, J. (2008). Sexual objectification in the
workplace. Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.
*Usahacharoenporn, P., *Dileone, B., Frederick, D.A., Maisel, N., & Lever, J. (2008). Betrayal and
adultery: Using Interdependence Theory to predict infidelity. Western Psychological Association
Conference, Irvine, CA.
*Borden, C., Rhoades, T., *Ushahacharoenporn, P., *Dileone, B., Frederick, D. A., Maisel, N.,
Strachman, A., & Lever, J. (2008). Perceived social norms and infidelity among 128,866 adults.
Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.
*Rhoades, T., Frederick, D. A., Maisel, N., Strachman, A., & Lever, J. (2008). Sexual orientation
differences in predictors of sex partner number. Western Psychological Association Conference,
Irvine, CA.
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Frederick, D. A., Haselton, M. G., & *Filossof, Y. (2008). Love, lust, and loyalty: Sex differences in upset
over sexual and emotional jealousy in a large online sample of adults. Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM. Also presented at the Evolutionary Psychology
Preconference.
*Borden, C., Frederick, D. A., Maisel, N., Strachman, A., *Khaw, Y., & Lever, J. (2008).
Understanding factors promoting STD risk: Predictors of infidelity and sex partner number among 128,866
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual adults. Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Albuquerque, NM.
Maisel, N., Frederick, D. A., *Usahacharoenporn, P., *Niles, A. N., & Lever, J. (2008). When
partners cheat: Using interdependence theory to predict infidelity. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Frederick, D. A., Peplau, L. A., Yee, C. K., Maisel, N., Ghavami, N., & Lever, J. (2007). Body
satisfaction in two large-scale studies of heterosexuals and gays/lesbians. American Psychological
Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Niles, A. N., Frederick, D. A., Jarcho, J., & Peplau, L. A. (2007). Testing four social psychological theories
of body image and dieting. American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.
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 Body 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. B. (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.
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 self-reported
sexual behaviors and ratings of male bodies. International Association of Relationship Research
Conference, Rethymno, Greece.
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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. J., & *Madrid, H. (2005). Correlates of body
image dissatisfaction among 52,171 online respondents. Society for Personality and Social
Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
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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 Pre-Conference.
Frederick, D. A., & Buchanan, G. M. (2004). Preoccupation with body fat among heterosexual and
homosexual men. 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 PreConference.
*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.
RESEARCH GROUPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
Weekly Research Groups
Leader, Undergraduate Enrichment Lab focusing on Gender, Body Image, and Sexuality, 2004-present.
Member, Gender, Sexuality, and Close Relationships Lab, Dr. Peplau, 2002-present.
Member, Evolutionary Social Psychology Lab, Dr. Haselton, 2002-present.
Member, Experimental Biological Anthropology Lab, Drs. Haselton, Barrett, and Fessler, 2002-present.
Graduate Training Programs
Trainee, FPR-UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development, 2002-present.
Trainee, UCLA Center for Society and Genetics, 2008-present.
Affiliate, UCLA Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture, 2002-present.
Affiliate, NSF-UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program, 2007-present.
PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Personality and Individual Differences
Personal Relationships
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Sex Roles
Perception
Body Image
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Evolutionary Psychology Evolution and Human Behavior
Psychology Pretesting Coordinator, UCLA, 2004-present.
Advisor, UCLA Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2002-2004.
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TEACHING INTERESTS
Traditional Courses:
Introduction to Psychology
Social Psychology Lab
Sport Psychology
Research Methods
Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology of Gender
Social Psychology
Human Sexuality
Specialized Seminars:
Psychology of Gender and the Body
Sex and Gender: From Biology to Social Construction
Evolutionary Perspectives on Mating, Cognition, and Culture
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Evolutionary Perspectives on Culture, Mating, and Cognition, UCLA General Education Cluster,
Los Angeles, CA. Designing and teaching a seminar examining the role that evolution played
in shaping the ways human bodies and minds function. Students will read and analyze
sociocultural and evolutionary perspectives on these issues, draft papers, and conduct
student presentations. Scheduled Spring 2009.
Instructor, Introductory Psychology Seminar, UCLA Dept. of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA. Designed
and taught a seminar on introductory psychology. Students read descriptions of influential
psychological studies and critiqued popular psychology readings. Students drafted papers
and conducted team presentations. Overall mean teaching ratings: 8.6 out of 9.0
Instructor, Psychology of Gender and the Body Seminar, UCLA General Education Cluster, Los Angeles,
CA. Designed and taught a seminar examining the roles that body image, relationships, and
attraction play in our daily lives. Students read and analyzed sociocultural and evolutionary
perspectives on these issues, drafted papers, and conducted student presentations. Spring
2008. Overall mean teaching ratings: 4.0 out of 4.0
Teaching Fellow, Sex and Gender, UCLA General Education Cluster, Los Angles, CA. Served as a
teaching fellow for Sex and Gender for Drs. Abigail Saguy, Martie Haselton, Eric Vilain, and
Art Arnold. Facilitated class discussion and activities examining how evolutionary and
sociocultural factors influence behavior. Taught first year students how understand how
genes, hormones, brain structures, the environment, and social structure contribute to
physical and psychological sex differences and similarities. Provided extensive instruction
and feedback on how to draft academic social science papers. Fall 2007; Winter 2008.
Overall mean teaching ratings: 8.7-8.8 out of 9.0
Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology, UCLA Psychology Dept., Los Angeles, CA. Summer 2007.
Overall mean teaching ratings: 8.0 out of 9.0
Teaching Assistant, Sport Psychology, UCLA Psychology Dept., Los Angeles, CA. Spring 2005;
Spring 2006; Spring 2007. Overall mean teaching ratings: 7.3-7.9 out of 9.0
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Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology Laboratory, UCLA Psychology Dept., Los Angeles,
CA. Summer 2004. Overall mean teaching rating: 7.2 out of 9.0
ADVISING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Research Supervisor.
I supervised 3-12 UCLA undergraduates per quarter who assisted with research from 2002-2008.
I supervised 4 honors’ thesis projects and 14 independent research projects for UCLA
undergraduates from 2002-2008.
As the leader of the undergraduate enrichment lab, I hold weekly meetings with the research
assistants in the lab to discuss published journal articles, discuss popular psychology readings,
provide software skills training, discuss student scholarship essays, and provide information on
graduate school application process.
Undergraduate Projects Supervised
Anna Berezovkaya. Preferences for muscularity in Ghana, the Ukraine, and California. Student co-authored
article published in Psychology of Men & Masculinity (2007).
Courtney Borden. Predictors of STD risk factors. Student presented work at the annual meeting of the
Western Psychological Association.
Melissa Fales. Effects of exposure to attractive individuals on self-control. Study currently under design.
Yael Filossof. Sex differences in responses to sexual versus emotional infidelity. Student presented work at
the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association.
Yael Filossof. Effects of perceived sex ratio on mating preferences. Study currently under development and
has received IRB approval.
Kristina Grigorian. Women’s body satisfaction in the Ukraine and the United States. Student presented
work at UCLA student research conference.
Kristina Grigorian. The UCLA Body Project I: Objectification and body image according to gender, ethnicity, and
body weight. Student co-authored article published in Sex Roles (2006).
Eric Kroskrity. Dude, are my pecs too small? An interview study of male body image with 20 gay and
heterosexual men. Student presented work at UCLA student research conference.
Kelsey Laird. Conditional mate preferences: Factors influencing preferences for height. Student co-authored
article published in Personality and Individual Differences (2008).
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Kelsey Laird. Tall women’s satisfaction with their height: General population data challenge assumptions behind
medical interventions to stunt girls’ growth. Student co-authored article published in Journal
of Adolescent Health (2007).
Alex Natwick. Positive illusions in relationships: Our partners are hot but we are not? Student is presenting
work at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Andrea Niles. Testing four psychological theories of body dissatisfaction. Student presented work at the
annual meeting of the (American Psychological Association).
Andrea Niles. Sexual objectification in the workplace. Student presented work at the annual meeting of
the Western Psychological Association.
Andrea Niles. Sports, body image, and sexuality. Student co-authored book chapter to appear in Sex
and Society (in press).
Taylor Rhoades. Discrepancies between body types displayed in Internet media and the body types of male and
female college students: Evidence from the UCLA Body Matrices. Student presented work at the
annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Student also presented
work at a UCLA student research conference.
Leila Sadeghi-Azar. What do women find physically attractive? Confounds and convergent validity in popular
measures of male body types. Student presented work at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Society.
Proud Usahacharoenporn. Interdependence theory as a predictor of relationship satisfaction and infidelity.
Student presented work at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association.
Proud Usahacharoenporn. The influence of hunger on future discounting of financial and food rewards. Student
presented work at a UCLA student research conference.
REFERENCES
Dr. Anne Peplau
Psychology Dept. at UCLA.
lapeplau@ucla.edu
Dr. Martie Haselton
Psychology Dept. at UCLA.
haselton@ucla.edu
Dr. Janet Lever
Sociology Dept. at CSULA.
drjlever@yahoo.com
Dr. Tara Scanlan
Psychology Dept. at UCLA.
scanlan@psych.ucla.edu
Dr. Abigail Saguy
Sociology Dept. at UCLA.
saguy@soc.ucla.edu
Dr. Gordon Forbes
Psychology Dept. at Millikin U.
gforbes@mail.millikin.edu
Dr. Kerri Johnson
Comm. Studies Dept. at UCLA.
kerri.johnson@ucla.edu