Academic Biography

I received my Ph.D. in psychology from the University of New Mexico in 2009. My primary specialization was evolutionary psychology, and my secondary specialization was quantitative methods. While at UNM, my research involved the emotion disgust and several related areas of study, including the psychology of disease-avoidance, mate preferences, and morality.

I am currently working as a post-doctoral research associate at UNM and the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions. I am investigating how genetic and hormonal factors influence attitudes toward sexuality and disease-risky behaviors. I am also overseeing an intervention designed to reduce at risk adolescents' risky sexual behaviors.

Personally, I enjoy cooking, sampling new wines and beers, playing ultimate frisbee, riding my bike around, and engaging in various other exercise related activities.