SOCIAL & EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY LAB

Ph.D., Social Psychology (Arizona State University)

M.Sc., Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology (University of Oxford)

M.L.A., focus in biological bases of behavior (University of Pennsylvania)

A.B., Classical & Near Eastern Archaeology (Bryn Mawr College)

Dr. Krems is a social psychologist with interdisciplinary training.

Her research draws on theoretical perspectives from social psychology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology and anthropology, as well as animal behavior to investigate how people use cues to strategically navigate their social worlds and meet their social goals. Her work primarily focuses on (a) female sociality and (b) the use of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks to challenge our understanding of 'classic' topics in social psychology (e.g., stereotyping and prejudice).

Much of her work on sociality (e.g., friendship, aggression) is driven by thinking first about women's sociality. Historically, social science research often assumed men's cognition and behavior to be the default. Thinking systematically about women and some of the sex-typical challenges they have recurrently faced (e.g., pregnancy, aggressing while avoiding retaliation) generates novel research directions and facilitates the discovery of phenomena that are relevant across sex/gender (e.g., modes of friendship maintenance, competition).

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jaimie.krems@okstate.edu

@JaimieKrems

Devanshi is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical program conducting research on social perceptions of parenting and stigma toward parents with Dr. Krems. Her thesis examines whether--and why--parents of children with obesity are stigmatized, and her future work will take intersectional approaches to understanding the role that body shape--along with target identity features (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity) play in weight stigma.

Tori is a first-year graduate student working with Dr. Byrd-Craven and Dr. Krems. Her research utilizes approaches from developmental, evolutionary, and social psychology to examine the biological processes and behavioral strategies of female competition, health maintenance, and mate preferences. Considering the growing focus on positive reframing and self-image within society, Tori’s most recent work focuses on exploring how self-esteem may differentially cue mate and friendship values across men and women.

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Nina is an incoming first-year graduate student at Oklahoma State University working with Dr. Krems and Dr. Byrd-Craven.

The Krems Lab is lucky to have a vibrant, engaged group of RAs. We accept students on a term-by-term basis. No previous research is required--but curiosity is!

Dr. Krems and OCEAN graduate students provide a hands-on research and training experience that informs RAs about the background of the work being conducted, research methods and data analysis, and professional development (e.g., how to get into grad school).

Students can receive credit for hours in the lab, volunteer (typically after at least one term for credit), and complete independent research projects (e.g., honors thesis, freshman research scholar work). RAs often present their work at national conferences and many go on to graduate school. Learn more here.