Conference Presentations (refereed on the basis of abstract; student co-author boldened)

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2008

Kaighobadi, F., Starratt, V. G., Shackelford, T. K., & Popp, D. (2008). Male mate retention mediates the relationship between female sexual infidelity and female-directed violence. 2nd Annual Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society Conference. Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH.

2007

Davies, A. P. C., & Shackelford, T. K. (2007). The art of persuasion: It depends on your sex. Presented in symposium: “Sexual conflict in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

Goetz, A. T., & Shackelford, T. K. (2007). Symposium Co-Chairs, Sexual conflict in humans,” 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

Goetz, A. T., Shackelford, T. K., Starratt, V. G., & McKibbin, W. F. (2007). Activating sperm competition psychology: An experimental study. Presented in symposium: “Sexual conflict in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

McKibbin, W. F., Shackelford, T. K., Goetz, A. T., & Starratt, V. G. (2007). Female adaptations for rape avoidance. Presented in symposium: “Sexual conflict in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

Michalski, R. L., Ramadurai, V., Shackelford, T. K., & Salmon, C. A. (2007). Mate preferences of younger and older adults. 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, VA.

2006

Beasley, S. L., Mize, K. D., Periss, V. A., Paff, J., Goindoo, A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Jealousy and mate guarding in swinging and monogamous couples. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Davies, A. P. C., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Big pimpin’ and payin’ my bills: Hip-hop and evolved psychological sex differences. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Easton , J. A., Schipper, L. D., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Rethinking morbid jealousy: Adaptation or clinical disorder? Presented in symposium: “A New Dawn on the Horizon: Bringing Better Understanding to Clinical Disorders” (J. A. Easton, Chair), 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Easton, J. A., Schipper, L. D., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Morbid jealousy from an evolutionary psychological perspective. 2006 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. New York, NY.

Goetz, A. T., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Sexual coercion is predicted by men’s suspicions of women’s infidelity, and not by power and dominance. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

McKibbin, W. F., Goetz, A. T ., Shackelford, T. K., Schipper, L. D., Starratt, V.G., & Stewart-Williams, S. (2006) Why do men insult their intimate partners? 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Mize, K. D., Beasley, S. L., Periss, V. A., Paff, J., Goindoo, A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Personality characteristics and swinging behavior. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Mize, K. D., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Intimate partner homicide methods in heterosexual and homosexual relationships. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Periss, V. A., Mize, K. D., Beasley, S. L., Paff, J., Goindoo, A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Sperm competition and sexual behavior in swingers. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Schipper, L. D., Easton, J. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Sex differences in rival characteristics and use of violence in the morbidly jealous. Presented in symposium: “A New Dawn on the Horizon: Bringing Better Understanding to Clinical Disorders” (J. A. Easton, Chair), 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Schützwohl, A., Fuchs, A., Shackelford, T. K., & McKibbin, W. F. (2006). Love in the afternoon: Compliance to sexual offers from slightly unattractive to exceptionally attractive potential partners in Germany, Italy, and the USA. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Stone, E. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2006). Socioeconomic development and shifts in mate preferences. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Thompson, J., Shackelford, T. K., Schützwohl, A., Platek, S. M. (2006). Neural correlates of romantic jealousy: A functional near infrared spectroscopy study (fNIRS) 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

2005

Beasley, S. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A.,& Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Contexts and circumstances of filicide-suicide in Chicago, 1870-1930. 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Bering, J. M., McLeod, K., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). On the possibility of adapted responses to dead agents’ “minds.” 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Davies, A. P. C., Shackelford, T. K., & Hass, G. R. (2005). Human mate poaching: How frequent is it and what motivates it? 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Easton , J. A., Stone, E. A., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). After having children: Sex-differentiated changes in mate preferences. Presented in symposium: “Both a Parent and a Mate” (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Guta, F. E., Goetz, A. T., Easton, J. A., &Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Fending off competition and preventing infidelity: A proposed experimental study on human mate guarding. 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Goetz, A. T. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Symposium Co-Chairs, “Sperm competition in humans,” 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Texas at Austin.

Goetz, A. T. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Forced in-pair copulation as a sperm competition tactic in humans. Presented in symposium: “Sperm competition in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

LaMunyon, C. W., Shackelford, T. K., Goetz, A. T., Quintus, B. J., & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2005). Mate preferences for a short-term sexual relationship. Presented in symposium: “Sperm competition in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Mize, K. D., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Intimate partner homicide methods in heterosexual and homosexual relationships. 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Murphy, S. M, Shackelford, T. K., Vallacher, R. R., Bjorklund, D. F. & Yunger, J. L. (2005). Relationship experience as a predictor of jealousy. 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Shackelford, T. K., Goetz, A. T., Guta, F. E., & Schmitt, D. P.(2005). Mate guarding and frequent copulation in humans: Complementary anti-cuckoldry tactics. Presented in symposium: “Sperm competition in humans” (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Stone, E. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Goetz, A. T. (2005).Sex differences and similarities in preferred mating arrangements. 2005 American Psychological Society Annual Convention. Los Angeles.

Stone, E. A., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Easton, J. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). How having a child changes female mating psychology. Presented in symposium: “Both a Parent and a Mate” (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

Thompson, J. W. , Shackelford, T. K., & Platek, S. M. (2005). Sexual jealousy and its impact on cognitive tasks. 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Texas at Austin.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A.,Shackelford, T. K., Stone, E. A., & Easton, J. E. (2005). Luring a mate: An exploitation of mate preferences. Presented in symposium: “Both a Parent and a Mate” (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.

2004

Johnson, A., Barnacz, A. , Shackelford, T. K., Fisher, M., & Keenan, J. P. (2004). The role of self-awareness in deception. 16 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Free University of Berlin, Germany.

2003

Beasley, S., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Fredericks, I., & Shackelford, T. K. (2003). Filicide-suicide by stepparents and genetic parents. 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Goetz, A. T., Shackelford, T. K., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Schmitt, D. P. (2003). Mate retention, semen displacement, and human sperm competition: Tactics to prevent and correct female infidelity. Paper presented in symposium, “Paternal certainty and anti-cuckoldry tactics” ( Steven Platek & Todd K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Michalski, R. L., Shackelford, T. K., & Salmon, C. A. (2003). Upset in response to a child’s partner’s infidelities. 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Shackelford, T. K., & Platek, S. (2003). Symposium Co-Chairs, “Paternal certainty and anti-cuckoldry tactics”, 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Shackelford, T. K., Goetz, A. T., Buss, D. M., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (2003). When we hurt the ones we love: Predicting violence against women from men’s mate retention tactics”. Paper presented in symposium, “Paternal certainty and anti-cuckoldry tactics” ( Steven Platek & Todd K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A.,&Shackelford, T. K. (2003). Motivational differences for filicide by stepparents and genetic parents. 15 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

2002

Michalski, R. L. , Shackelford, T. K., & DeKay, W. T. (2002). Grandparental investment as a function of relational uncertainty and similarity. 14 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Michalski, R. L. & Shackelford, T. K. (2002). An attempted replication of the relationships between birth order and personality. 14 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Voracek, M., Fisher, M. L., & Shackelford, T. K., (2002). Multi-sample evidence for a male-female difference in subjectively estimated human nonpaternity rate. 16th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology. Montreal, Canada.

Shackelford, T. K. (2002). Are young women the special targets of rape-murder? Presented as part of a symposium on “The Dark Side of Human Mating,” organized by J. D. Duntley & D. M. Buss. 14 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2002). Methods of murder by stepmothers and genetic mothers. 14 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

2001

Menotti, M. C. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2001). Sex ratio and divorce. 13 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society . Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Michalski, R. L. , Shackelford, T. K., & DeKay, W. T. (2001). Grandparental investment and perceived psychological similarity: Tests of an evolutionary perspective. 13 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shackelford, T. K. (2001). Reproductive age women are over-represented among the perpetrators of husband-killings. 13 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ward, D. R. , LeBlanc, G. J., Weeks-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Drass, E. (2001). Affective reactions to infidelity. 13 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2001). Wife-killings committed in the context of a “lovers triangle.” 13 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shackelford, T. K. (2001). Reproductive age women are over-represented among the perpetrators of husband-killings. 10 th Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2001). Wife-killings committed in the context of a “lovers triangle.” 10 th Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

2000

LeBlanc, G. J. , Shackelford, T. K., & Weekes, V. A. (2000). Anticipating, preventing, and correcting female infidelity: Three adaptive problems of sperm competition. 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.

Ward, D. R. , LeBlanc, G. J., Shackelford, T. K., & Drass, E. (2000). The emotional aftermath of a partner’s infidelity. 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.

Weekes, V. A. , Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (2000). Female coital orgasm and male attractiveness. 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.

Michalski, R. L. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Does birth order covary with sexual strategy? 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society . Miami, Florida.

Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (2000). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. 12 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.

Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Reproductive age women are over-represented among perpetrators of husband-killings. 12 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T.K., & Buss, D. M. (2000). Wife-killings committed in the context of a “lovers triangle.” 12 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Ward, D. R., LeBlanc, G. J. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Anticipating, preventing, and correcting female infidelity: Three adaptive problems of sperm competition. 12 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

LeBlanc, G. J. , Buss, D. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Number of children desired and preferred spousal age difference: Context-specific mate preference patterns across 37 cultures. 12 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Michalski, R. L. , & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Adult attachment, kinship, and mateships among older adults. 12 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

1999

Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Benkert, D. (1999). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. 11 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Denver, Colorado.

LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A. , & Shackelford, T. K. (1999). Anticipating, preventing, and correcting sperm competition. Paper presented as part of a symposium, “The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition” (Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Weekes, V. A. , Shackelford, T. K., & LeBlanc, G. J. (1999). Human female coital orgasm is predicted by her partner's physical attractiveness. Paper presented as part of a symposium, “The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition” ( Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (1999). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. Paper presented as part of a symposium, "The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition" ( Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

DeKay, W. T., Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Drass, E., Weekes, V. A., & Buss, D. M. (1999). Sexual jealousy in later life: An evolutionary psychological perspective. 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Michalski, R. L. , & Shackelford, T. K. (1999). Does birth order covary with sexual strategy? 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ward, D. R. , Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., & Drass, E. (1999). The emotional aftermath of a partner's infidelity. 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Shackelford, T. K. (1999). Symposium Organizer and Chair, "The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition," 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah.

DeKay, W. T., Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Drass, E., & Buss, D. M. (1999). Intergenerational jealousy: Parental reactions to the imagined infidelities of children-in-law. 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Friedman, B. X., & Shackelford, T. K. (1999). Re-allocation of mating effort as a result of pregnancy. 11 th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society . University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Benkert, D. (1999). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. 107 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Boston, Massachusetts.

Shackelford, T. K., Buss, D. M., & Peters, J. (1999). Wife-killing: Risk to women as a function of age. 8 th Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group . Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, Virginia.

1998

Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Bleske, A. L., Grable, R., Nunez, D., & Weekes, V. A. (1998). The psychological architecture of sperm competition in humans. 10 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference. University of California at Davis, Davis, California.

Bleske, A. L., & Shackelford, T. K. (1998). Rivalry in same-sex friendships. 10 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference . University of California at Davis, Davis, California.

Shackelford, T. K. (1998). Emotional reactions to intrasexual competitors in Korea and America. Presented as part of a symposium, “Friendship, Kinship, Mateship: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Human Relationships,” 106 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, California.

1997

Shackelford, T. K., Choe, J. C., & Buss, D. M. (1997). Cross-cultural sex differences in upset elicited as a function of rival characteristics. Presented as part of a symposium, "The Psychology of Human Mating," 9 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

1996

Buss, D. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (1996). From vigilance to violence: Mate retention tactics in married couples. 8 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference . Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

DeKay, W. T., & Shackelford, T. K. (1996). Computational evolutionary psychology. 3 rd Annual University of Michigan Department of Psychology Graduate Student Research Conference . Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1995

Shackelford, T. K. (1995). Cues to a long-term partner’s infidelity. 7 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference . University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California.

Shackelford, T. K. (1995). Cues to infidelity. Presented as part of a symposium, “Sex and Mating: Perspectives from Evolutionary Psychology,” 103rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. New York, NY.

1994

Shackelford, T. K. (1994). The evolutionary psychology of relationship betrayal. 6 th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference . University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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