Publications:

Murray, J.L., Gruskin, K., Hall, C., Sykes, I., Woodward, J., McCarthy, M., & Schlomer, G.L. (2025). Stress-adapted teachers pave the way for stress-adapted students: A potential benefit of in-group bias in K-12 educational contexts. Social Psychology of Education, 28, 199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10158-x

Gruskin, K., Caserta, A. J., Colodny, J., Dickinson-Frevola, S., Eisenberg, E., Geher, G., Griffin, M., McCarthy, A., Santos, S., Thach, S., & Tamayo, N. (2025). Evolutionary mismatches inherent in elementary education: Identifying the implications for modern schooling practices. Encyclopedia, 5(3), 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia5030105

Gruskin, K., Griffin, M., Bansal, S., Dickinson-Frevola, S., Dykeman, A., Groce-Volinski, D., Henriquez, K., Kardas, M., McCarthy, A., Shetty, A., Staccio, B., Geher, G., & Eisenberg, E. (2025). Stakeholders’ roles in evolutionizing education: An evolutionary-based toolkit surrounding elementary education. Behavioral Sciences, 15(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010092 

Gruskin, K., & Geher, G. (2018). The evolved classroom: Using evolutionary theory to inform elementary pedagogy. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 12, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000111

Under Review Projects:

Geher, G., Atwater, A.N., Alleyne, C.G., Caserta, A.J., Colodny, J.L., Gruskin, K., Hornbuckle, M., Meyer, M.H., Tamayo, N., & Vickery, A.C.R. (Under Review). Modern voluntary singlehood in evolutionary perspective: Predictor variables and guidance for future research. Evolution and Human Behavior. 

Gruskin, K., Murray, J.L., McCarthy, M., Gilbert, T., & Geher, G. (Under Review). Teacher preferences regarding evolutionarily-aligned pedagogy and the impact on student outcomes in K-2 education. EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium.

Murray, J.L., Woodward, J., Gruskin, K., & McCarthy, M. (Under Review). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the empathy scale for teachers for American educators. Cogent Education. 

In Progress Projects:

Gruskin, K., Murray, J.L., Geher, G. (In Preparation). A model of potential integration surrounding evolutionary educational psychology and positive education. Manuscript in preparation.

Gruskin, K., Murray, J.L., Geher, G., McCarthy, M.C., & Perez, S. (In Preparation). The “E” word: Perceptions of evolutionary educational psychology in education faculty. Manuscript in preparation.

Murray, J. L., Gruskin, K., Graegin, A., McCarthy, M., Perez, S., & Schlomer, G.L. (In Preparation). The effects of ecologically relevant teaching practices on stress-adapted students’ engagement in high school English classes. Manuscript in preparation.

Murray, J.L., Gruskin, K.,  Magner, R., Bair, A., McCarthy, M., Perez, S,. Allen, A., DeSantis, A., Jenkins, J., Lynott, B., & Moss, A. (In Preparation). Fast lives, slower choices: Exploring life history strategies in first generation college students. Manuscript in preparation.

Research Interests: 

My research interests revolve around topics related to applied evolutionary educational psychology. This work includes the effects of evolutionary mismatch in modern schools, evolutionarily informed teaching strategies, and the roles various stakeholders play in an evolutionarily relevant education.