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Faculty -- Biopsychology Program Area

Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology

Office: Social Sciences 232
Phone: 518-442-4852
Fax: (518) 442-4867
EMail: gallup@albany.edu

Research Lab: Evolution & Human Behavior
Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)

Research Areas of Interest
My research interests focus on the impact of evolution on human behavior, with particular emphasis on gender differences in human reproductive competition, factors that influence mate selection, the role of female infidelity and paternal assurance tactics, the relationship between morphology and behavior (e.g., fluctuating asymmetry, digit ratios), adaptations that minimize forced copulation, effect of the menstrual cycle on behavior, voice attactiveness as a fitness indicator, semen chemistry and behavior, sperm competition, and semen displacement. I am also interested in the evolution of self-awareness and social cognition, and schizophrenia as a self-processing disorder. Specific areas of interest follow.
Evolution and Human Behavior
Human Reproductive Competition
Self-Awareness and Social Cognition
Education
1968 Ph.D., Washington State University
1966 M.S., Washington State University
1963 B.S., Washington State University