People
People in the Lab
We are an active research group comprising post-doctoral research fellows, PhD candidates, Masters of Psychology students, Honours of Psychology students, and Research Assistants. Here are some of our core people.
Dr Khandis Blake
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
khandis.blake@unimelb.edu.au +61390355733
Macken Murphy
Mating behaviour, mate value, inequality, infidelity
mackenm@student.unimelb.edu.au
Mark Leak
Intimate partner violence, female-perpetrated aggression, mate retention strategies, mate-switching dynamics, agent-based modelling, trait antagonism
mleak@student.unimelb.edu.au
Wen Chen
Residence patterns and kinship, childhood environments, mental health, cultural evolution
wchen6@student.unimelb.edu.au
Ruijie Xu
Kinship system, mating strategies, fertility desire, romantic relationship
ruijie.xu.1@student.unimelb.edu.au
Emma Huang
culture, cultural logics, self-worth, language, inequality, gender roles
emma.huang1@student.unimelb.edu.au
Franziska Reichmuth
Menstrual cycle, perinatal mental health, hormonal contraceptives, neurobiological effects of ovarian hormones
Ning (Nicole) Qian
Interpersonal relationships, lifespan development, women’s health
nicole.qian@student.unimelb.edu.auMia Benzie-Drayton
Join the Lab
If our research interests you, don’t be afraid to reach out and see if you might join our lab. We are always looking for colleagues with similar interests, and students who want to gain more experience in these topics. Twice a year, we recruit research interns to gain more experience in conducting research. Typically, there are only a small number of these positions, and we preference students with at least third or fourth year training in psychology or related fields. If you are interested, please send a recent CV and transcript to the Evolution Lab Director, Dr Khandis Blake (khandis.blake@unimelb.edu.au). If you are interested in completing a PhD in the Evolution Lab, please send a recent CV, transcript and writing sample to the Evolution Lab Director, Dr Khandis Blake. Also ensure you let Dr Blake know what your research interests are.
Collaborators
Dr Gulnaz Anjum, Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan
Dr Ruben Arslan, University of Leipzig
Professor Brock Bastian, University of Melbourne
Dr Rob Brooks, University of New South Wales
Dr Kathleen Casto, Kent State University
Dr Thomas Denson, University of New South Wales
Dr Barnaby Dixson, University of the Sunshine Coast
Dr Steven Gangestad, University of New Mexico
Associate Professor Scott Griffiths, University of Melbourne
Dr Sylvia Harmon-Jones (former Postdoc), University of Wollongong
Dr Auguste Harrington (former Postdoc), New York University Abu Dhabi
Dr Michael Kasumovic, University of New South Wales
Associate Professor Isabel Krug, University of Melbourne
Dr Tania Reynolds, The University of New Mexico
Dr Julia Stern, University of Bremen
Dr Stephen Whyte, Queensland University of Technology