Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Andrew is a Teaching (full) Professor in the David S. Olton Behavioral Biology Program at Johns Hopkins University. He holds broad interests in evolutionary psychology and behavioral biology, and has over 100 scholarly publications. Prior to joining Hopkins, he completed a Ph.D. at Binghamton University, received his postdoctoral training at Princeton University, was a Professor at the State University of New York, and was a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University.
Current Undergraduate Students
Estella is a sophmore double majoring in Behavioral Biology and German. Her research focuses on methods to study sexual conflict and dispersal patterns among water striders (Aquarius remigis) in naturally flowing streams.
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Nina is a first-year student and member of the women's fencing team. Her research brings together her academic and athletic interests, exploring handedness and lateralization in fencing from an evolutionary lens.
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Dean is a senior majoring in Behavioral Biology. His research focuses on the use of diverse stimulus sets for improving methods for studying contagious yawning in the laboratory. Some of his past research was on obstructive sleep apnea and cell bioelectricity and water pumping.
Former Undergraduate Students
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Michelle is a recent graduate in Behavioral Biology. Her research focused on understanding the evolutionary significance of contagious yawning, as well as examining how variation in this response can be used as a potential marker of social connectedness and emotional sensitivity.