SOCIAL & EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY LAB

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

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

M.L.A. (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, cognitive and evolutionary evolutionary anthropology, behavioral ecology, and animal behavior to investigate how people navigate their social worlds.

Much of her work--including that on friendship and stereotpying/prejudice--is driven by thinking first about women. Historically, social science research often assumed men's cognition and behavior to be the default. Thinking systematically about women and some of the sex/gender-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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@JaimieKrems

jaimie.krems@okstate.edu

Laureon is a fourth-year graduate student working with Dr. Krems, Dr. Byrd-Craven, and Dr. Sznycer. Her interests are in female sociality--particularly in pairing both feminist and evolutionary perspectives to explore overlooked aspects of women's behavior.

Given the importance of information (e.g., secrets, gossip) in female social relationships, Laureon's recent work has focused on understanding the rules governing when we share information, and how the sharing of privileged information is perceived.

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laureon.merrie@okstate.edu

Nina is a second-year graduate student working with Dr. Krems, Dr. Szyncer, & Dr. Byrd-Craven. She received her MA at California State University - Fullerton, where she conducted research on personality and status motivation from an adaptationist perspective. Her research interests include female competition and sociality, status acquisition, personality variation, and the influence of emotion and motivation on behavior. Her current work explores how people--and particularly women--bargain for better treatment in their social relationships.

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ninrodr@okstate.edu 

Yunseo is a first-year student working with Dr. Sznycer & Dr. Krems. She is interested in issues of (a) value (e.g., how do people come to value things and other people) and (b) social processes surrounding information (e.g., what cognitive architecture regulates how people share information.

yunsuh.wee@okstate.edu

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 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 theses, freshman research scholar work). RAs often present their work at national conferences and many go on to graduate school. Learn more here.