Current Appointments & Affiliations
Scholar In Residence in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2025 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Progesterone and negative emotionality across and between ovulatory cycles: A study of romantically involved women
Journal Article Hormones and Behavior · January 1, 2026 In prior work, naturally cycling women's progesterone levels were found to be associated with their anxiety levels and concerns about levels of social support. The current study further examined these associations. Naturally cycling partnered women (N = 18 ... Full text CiteDecreased sexual motivation during the human implantation window
Journal Article Evolution and Human Behavior · November 1, 2025 The implantation window denotes cycle days when the endometrium is receptive to an implanting blastocyst. Research supports increased risk of some types of sexually transmitted infections at this time due to local immunosuppression that facilitates the imp ... Full text CiteChimpanzee mothers, but not fathers, influence offspring vocal-visual communicative behavior.
Journal Article PLoS biology · August 2025 Face-to-face communication in humans typically consists of a combination of vocal utterances and body language. Similarly, our closest living relatives, chimpanzees, produce multiple vocal signals alongside a wide array of manual gestures, body postures an ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Harvard University ·
2005
Ph.D.