My research is broadly focused on mapping the evolved design of the psychological adaptations that regulate human social interactions. One strategy for this endeavor involves the use of discoveries about nonhuman brain mechanisms as a source of hypotheses for the design features of human adaptations. For instance, many nonhuman vertebrate males express neuroendocrine mechanisms that regulate hormonal and behavioral responses to cues from potential mates. My research has provided evidence that men show a suite of psychological, behavioral, and hormonal responses to potential mates that is consistent with the possibility that similar neuroendocrine mechanisms may in part regulate human courtship. Other research projects are investigating hormonal correlates of mate attractiveness and the effects of ovarian hormone concentrations on women’s mate preferences.

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