Jen Byrd-Craven

Professor of Psychology, specializing in evolutionary developmental psychology. Happily partnered and mother of three boys and three good(ish) dogs.

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

@ynikewee @ScienceAdvances Great work!

[Jaimie Arona Krems @JaimieKrems]

Who do WOMEN see as 🤨MATING RIVALS⚔️?

Women track (1) INTENT to compete for mates (flirting) + (2) CAPACITY to compete (beauty💅)

Intent + Capacity=Threat

BONUS: Women enhancing their looks (w makeup) = BIG THREATS (have⬆️perceived intent + capacity)

https://t.co/GzHaqWnTRQ

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

Great lab + great mentor for anyone interested in how babies learn

[Annie Wertz @AnnieWertz]

Interested in how infants and young children learn about plants and nature? I am currently looking for PhD students to be part of my (new) Lab for Infant Learning and Cognition (LILAC) at @UCSBpsych in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA. The application deadline is December 1st 👶🪴

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

@Tangl3dBank Many thanks! We used some of this lit in our rebuttal.

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

New paper on links between discrimination and health is out. Grateful to my colleagues for their perseverance; these findings were a bit of a doozy to publish. https://t.co/XBwgwlfJoE

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

@Tangl3dBank Yes, indeed it has. Editors/reviewers wanted us to take out the data from white partipants, claiming it wasn’t real (we were measuring perceptions anyway, not actual incidents of discrimination). And yes, we do think perceived victimhood was a big factor for white participants.

[HBES @HumBehEvoSoc]

Knox College is seeking an Assistant Professor in Psychology (clinical or social), and is interested in someone evolutionary. Review of applications starts Oct 18. See for details: https://t.co/Ysm725vLlk

[Laith Al-Shawaf ليث الشواف @LaithAlShawaf]

We're hiring! Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biopsychology, area otherwise open (and can include Evolutionary).

Job ad: https://t.co/QuOn9bRPLa

Our department is amazing and Colorado Springs is gorgeous.

Ranked the #1 Most Neighborly city in the U.S., and one of the most desirable and best places to live: https://t.co/8bidCPJm44

Come join us!

Please RT for wide spread -- thank you! 🙏

[Adam Hunt @RealAdamHunt]

Abstract from my recent paper seeking to answer the question of 'evolutionary paradox' of addiction. I.e. why, if addictive behaviours are so often irrational or harmful, are so many humans predisposed to them?

available with DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105603

[Daniel Sznycer @dsznycer]

I’ll be recruiting a PhD student to work with me at Oklahoma State U. If you're interested in value computation, emotion, institutions, morality, email me.

More info: https://t.co/Yh5ASWZwtl

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Wild Genius - Superb, entertaining documentary on one of the most profound thinkers & scientists on the evolution of human nature, Robert Trivers. Now available to rent or own on all cable, satellite and digital platforms including @Prime Video and Apple TV: https://t.co/slTg0nO4rC

[David Schmitt @PsychoSchmitt]

"Wild Genius trailer highlights the story of [Robert] Trivers...best known for proposing the theories of reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and parent-offspring conflict" https://t.co/RntJTRdFEx

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

Great lab to join!

[Daniel Conroy-Beam @dconroybeam]

Our lab is recruiting a new PhD student for Fall 2025. Please share!

If you're interested in adaptationist/computational approaches to human social reasoning, esp. mate choice, I'd love to see your application.

More information here: https://t.co/xZE1hzJv1o

[Jaimie Arona Krems @JaimieKrems]

Accepted @EvolHumBehav!

WHY DO PEOPLE VENT?

Airing grievances about one mutual friend (listener) to another (target)--can make listeners:

1) Like venters >targets
2) Give more support to better-liked venters over targets
3) Derogation, neutral gossip🚫

https://t.co/lYK8Du5wfz

[Athena Aktipis @AthenaAktipis]

What is the point of concealing signs of ovulation, something that humans do but many other primates don't do? Get the tl;dr on the blog about our paper in @NatureHumBehav with @JaimieKrems @haselton @scottclaessens https://t.co/TKZkAb0ZBz

[David Schmitt @PsychoSchmitt]

"While evolutionary psychology currently has some of the most replicable results in all of psychology, even effects and hypotheses that appear strongly supported now could be found to be wrong in the future" https://t.co/x8TEMwxsAo

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

I love academia + genealogy

[Ed Hagen @ed_hagen]

The academic genealogy of the Santa Barbara School of Evolutionary Psychology (founders in red) shows that it is a synthesis of evolutionary anthropology via Washburn and DeVore, and cognitive psychology via National Medal of Science winner Roger Shepard

[Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill]

Young teens at play: Girls are egalitarian, boys are generous https://t.co/3FCgrlQ7tc

"<10 % exhibit spiteful behavior - with equal representation of girls and boys."

[Ed Hagen @ed_hagen]

Why do I like this paper so much?🤔From @Cassar_Ale et al. https://t.co/XmVJMhQb2S

[Jen Byrd-Craven @dr_jbc]

Important piece by the great and humble @dconroybeam on how EP/ESS gets misused and what we can do about it.

[Daniel Conroy-Beam @dconroybeam]

I wrote a piece, out today in the @BostonGlobe, on how EP research gets appropriated to support harmful ideologies in the manosphere: https://t.co/xGoYo7yXtl