James R. Roney

Address

Department of Psychology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
(805) 893-4871
E-mail: roney@psych.ucsb.edu
Web page: http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/roney/index.php

Education

Ph.D. Psychology/Human Development, University of Chicago (2002)

B.A. Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan (1991)

Positions Held

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara (2004 - Present)

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago (2002 - 2004)

Lecturer, Committee on Human Development and Department of Psychology, University of Chicago (2001-2003)

Awards

Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara (2008)

Regents' Junior Faculty Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara (2006)

Social Science Research Council Postdoctoral Sexuality Research Fellowship (2004, declined)

William E. Henry Best Dissertation Award, Committee on Human Development, University of Chicago (2003)

New Investigator Award, Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Meeting, London, England (2001)

Hinds Fund Research Grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago (2001)

University of Chicago's nomination for the Delores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship (2001)

Outstanding Poster Presentation, Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Meeting, Evanston, IL. (1996)

Publications

Roney, J. R., Simmons, Z. L., & Lukaszewski, A. W. (in press). Androgen receptor gene sequence and basal cortisol concentrations predict men's hormonal responses to potential mates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.

Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (in press). Kind toward whom? Mate preferences for personality traits are target specific. Evolution and Human Behavior.

Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2009). Estimated hormones predict women's mate preferences for dominant personality traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 191-196.

Roney, J. R. (2009). The role of sex hormones in the initiation of human mating relationships. In P. T. Ellison & P. B. Gray (Eds.), The endocrinology of social relationships (pp. 246-269). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Simmons, Z. L., & Roney, J. R. (2009). Androgens and energy allocation: Quasi-experimental evidence for effects of influenza vaccination on men's testosterone. American Journal of Human Biology, 21, 133-135.

Roney, J. R., & Simmons, Z. L. (2008). Women's estradiol predicts preference for facial cues of men's testosterone. Hormones and Behavior, 53, 14-19.

Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., & Simmons, Z. L. (2007). Rapid endocrine responses of young men to social interactions with young women. Hormones and Behavior, 52, 326-333.

Roney, J. R., Hanson, K. N., Durante, K. M., & Maestripieri, D. (2006). Reading men's faces: women's mate attractiveness judgments track men's testosterone and interest in infants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 273, 2169-2175.

Maestripieri, D., & Roney, J. R. (2006). Evolutionary developmental psychology: Contributions from comparative research with nonhuman primates. Developmental Review, 26, 120-137.

Maestripieri, D., & Roney, J. R. (2005). Primate copulation calls and post-copulatory female choice. Behavioral Ecology, 16, 106-113. pdf

Roney, J. R. (2005). On fertile ground: A natural history of human reproduction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34, 364-366.

Roney, J. R., & Maestripieri, D. (2004). Relative digit lengths predict men's behavior and attractiveness during social interactions with women. Human Nature, 15, 271-282. pdf

Maestripieri, D., Roney, J. R., DeBias, N., Durante, K. M., & Spaepen, G. M. (2004). Father absence, menarche, and interest in infants among adolescent girls. Developmental Science, 7, 560-566. pdf

Roney, J. R., Whitham, J. C., Leoni, M., Bellem, A., Wielebnowski, N., & Maestripieri, D. (2004). Relative digit lengths and testosterone levels in Guinea baboons. Hormones and Behavior, 45, 285-290. pdf

Roney, J. R., Mahler, S. V., & Maestripieri, D. (2003). Behavioral and hormonal responses of men to brief interactions with women. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24, 365-375. pdf

Roney, J. R., & Maestripieri, D. (2003). Social development and affiliation. In D. Maestripieri (Ed.), Primate psychology: The mind and behavior of human and non-human primates (pp. 171-204). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Roney, J. R. (2003). Effects of visual exposure to the opposite sex: Cognitive aspects of mate attraction in human males. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 393-404. pdf

Roney, J. R. (2002). Likeable but unlikely: A review of the Mating Mind. Psycoloquy, 13 (10), 1-5. http://psycprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000202/

Roney, J. R., & Maestripieri, D. (2002). The importance of comparative and phylogenetic analyses in the study of adaptation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25, 525.

Roney, J. R., & Wolfe, R. N. (2000). Paths after high school. In M. Csikszentmihalyi & B. Schneider (Eds.), Becoming adult: How teenagers prepare for the world of work (pp. 199-212). New York: Basic Books.

Roney, J. R. (1999). Distinguishing adaptations from by-products. American Psychologist, 54, 435-436.

Presentations

Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., & Simmons, Z. L. (2009, May). Endocrine responses of men to social interactions with women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Fullerton, CA.

Simmons, Z. L., Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2009, May). Putting your best face forward: Subtle facial signals produced by exposure to potential mates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Fullerton, CA.

Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2009, May). Kind toward whom? Mate preferences for personality traits depend on the targets of behavioral acts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Fullerton, CA.

Hanson Sobraske, K. N., & Roney, J. R. (2009, May). Written all over his face? Testosterone, masculinity, and men's facial morphology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Fullerton, CA.

Roney, J. R., & Maestripieri, D. (2009, April). Primatology and evolutionary psychology: The importance of comparative and phylogenetic analyses in the study of human psychological adaptations. Invited symposium talk presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Chicago, IL. [talk delivered by D. M.]

Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., & Simmons, Z. L. (2009, February). Hormonal correlates of men's mating behavior. Invited symposium talk presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2009, February). Hormonal correlates of women's mate preferences for dominant personality traits. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Simmons, Z. L., Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2009, February). The courtship face: Facial expressions in response to potential mates and their influence on men's mate attractiveness. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Roney, J. R. (2008, August). Neuroendocrine mechanisms in women's mating psychology. Invited talk presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Lukaszewski, A. W., Simmons, Z. L., & Roney, J. R. (2008, February). Rapid endocrine responses of young men to social interactions with young women. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Preconference at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Roney, J. R., & Simmons, Z. L. (2007, May). Women's estradiol predicts preference for facial cues of men's testosterone. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, VA.

Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2007, May). Psychological mechanisms designed to regulate assertiveness signaling in human males during courtship interactions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, VA.

Roney, J. R., & Lukaszewski, A. W. (2007, May). The role of hormones in mating psychology. Invited talk presented at the Inaugural 3 UC Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Roney, J. R. (2007, April). Preliminary data testing an alternative explanation for menstrual phase effects on women's mate preferences. Invited talk presented at the UCLA Behavior, Evolution, and Culture Speaker Series, Los Angeles, CA.

Roney, J. R. (2006, June). Women track facial cues of men's testosterone and interest in infants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Lukaszewski, A. W., Simmons, Z. L., & Roney, J. R. (2006, June). Strategic variation in mate preferences for behavioral traits. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Roney, J. R. (2006, April). Women track facial cues of men's testosterone and interest in infants. Invited talk presented at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Roney, J. R. (2005, June). An alternative explanation for menstrual phase effects on women's psychology and behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

Roney, J. R. (2004, November). Homology as evidence for adaptation with an example from mating psychology. Invited speaker at the Evolution, Mind, and Behavior Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.

Roney, J. R. (2004, October). Effects of doula presence on post-partum cortisol concentrations in teenage mothers. Invited speaker at the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Development Seminar Series, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.

Roney, J. R. (2004, May). Effects on men of exposure to women: A biopsychosocial account of human courtship. Invited speaker and chair of the symposium, "Evolutionary Approaches to Human Sexuality" at the Annual Convention of The American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Roney, J. R. (2004, January). Effects on men of exposure to women: Evidence for mating adaptations in human males. Invited talk presented at the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.

Roney, J. R., & Maestripieri, D. (2003, June). Behavioral and hormonal responses of men to brief interactions with women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Cincinnati, OH.

Roney, J. R. (2003, June). Behavioral and hormonal responses of men to social interactions with women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Lincoln, NE.

Roney, J. R. (2003, March). Psychological, behavioral, and hormonal responses of men to sensory cues from women. Invited talk presented at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Roney, J. R. (2002, May). Psychological effects of visual exposure to the opposite sex. Invited talk presented at the University of New England, Biddeford, ME.

Roney, J. R. (2001, June). Effects of visual exposure to the opposite sex: Evidence for mate attraction mechanisms in human males. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, London, England.

Roney, J. R. (2000, March). Methodological issues in the use of the ESM to examine working families. Roundtable presented at Work and Family: Expanding the Horizons, San Francisco, CA.

Roney, J. R. (1999, April). Psychological effects of visual exposure to the opposite sex: Do young men think differently when exposed to young women? Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Roney, J. R. (1999, April). An experimental investigation of career attainment probability judgments: The role of inaccurate reasoning in career overaspiration. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Roney, J. R. (1996, June). Effects of mere presence of the opposite sex on attitude judgments. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Evanston, IL.

Roney, J. R. (1995, April). Social orientation and the post high school transition. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.

Courses Taught

Psychology of the Menstrual Cycle, University of California, Santa Barbara (2007)

Laboratory in Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2006-2009)

Human Mating Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2006-2009)

Introduction to Experimental Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2005-2009)

Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Mating, University of California, Santa Barbara (2005, 2006, 2008)

Evolution and Cognition, University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)

Biopsychology of Sex Differences, University of Chicago (2003)

Evolutionary Social Psychology, University of Chicago (2001, 2002)

Other Experience

Reviewer for Hormones and Behavior, Evolution and Human Behavior, Personality and Individual Differences, Biological Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Human Nature, American Journal of Human Biology, British Journal of Psychology, Psychological Science, Physiology and Behavior, Current Anthropology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.

Institute for Mind and Biology Seminar Series Committee

UCSB Subject Pool Committee, Graduate Affairs Committee, Graduate Admissions Committee