The Welling Research Lab
@wellinglab.bsky.social
Located in the Psychology Department at Oakland University in Rochester, MI (USA). Psychology research lab headed by Prof. Lisa Welling, Ph.D. Investigates questions related to mate choice, hormones, and relationships.
Our paper titled “Holy Swipes: The Influence of Religiosity on Mate Choice in Online Dating” (authors: Kat Sheetz and Lisa Welling) has been accepted for publication in Psychology and Sexuality. Special congratulations to Katherine Sheetz on the acceptance of her first first-authored publication!!!
Huge congratulations to Dr. Jenna Lunge on passing her dissertation defense! Well done, Jenna!!
This is an actual job ad sent to a colleague. Wow.
Myself, Todd Shackelford, Virgil Zeigler-Hill, and Jennifer Vonk from OU Psychology are among the “World’s Best Scientists” rankings released by research.com. Happy to be included among such fantastic scientists! www.oakland.edu/news/researc...
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Simon Baron-Cohen’s keynote is getting under way!
Conference update emails for #HBES2026 and #CESRabat will be sent soon. In the meantime, updated programs are live on both conference websites: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026 airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026 Check them out! @ces2026.bsky.social @hbes2026.bsky.social
Our recent EPS paper on the Tend and Befriend stress response model is live: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Examining Stress Responses in Naturally Cycling Versus Hormonally Contracepted Women Using the Tend-And-Befriend Model - Evolutionary Psychological Science
The present study examined whether hormonal contraceptive use influences women’s stress responses, specifically comparing the tend-and-befriend and fight-or-flight reactions to stress in hormonally co...
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We are happy to announce three new incoming lab members: Zuzanna Puccioni, Jamie Butts, and May Allen will be starting their MS degrees in Fall 2026. Welcome aboard, Zuzanna, Jamie, and May!
You are invited to participate in an online research study for cisgender adults (18+ years) who are either primarily heterosexual or asexual (i.e., do not experience sexual attraction). It takes about 30 minutes. Click on the link for more info! oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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🚨Job alert in Psyc! 🚨 Northumbria is hiring ⭐Vice Chancellor Fellows ⭐! - Assistant Profs, with 3 years for research focus - then transition to regular role Check out it out here: work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
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The WEBS networking event was a terrific success! Many thanks to @ksheetz.bsky.social for organizing it!
Happy to have been re-elected for a third term as the HBES secretary/archivist! Looking forward to serving the society for another 2 years!
Congratulation to this year’s graduates! Special shout out to lab honors student Jennifer Ognjaonvski, and RAs Caroline Hanna and Heather Serra!
Congratulations to lab PhD student Katherine Sheetz on successfully passing her comprehensive exam! Wonderful job, Kat!
One of OU’s international students has inexplicably had their visa revoked. www.fox17online.com/news/nationa...
Academic community concerned as international student visas continue to be revoked nationwide
Orven Mallari is the Secretary of the Graduate Employees Organization at the University of Michigan. He knows of six international students who've had their student visas revoked.
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Congratulations to lab EMBARK student Silvana Iskandar, who received the Reviewer’s Choice Abstract Award at the OU Graduate Student Research Conference! Great work, Silvana!
Many thanks to the student who nominated me for the Order of the Golden Plume, which is an order “dedicated to the timeless and passionate commitment to student success!” I’m very touched! ❤️
With thanks to everyone who provided advice! Here's the session I did today for our final year students on using social media for professional reasons as well as sharing your dissertation as a pre-print. Slides available at osf.io/paxds #AcademicSky
It’s official! The 3rd FOSSIL—FlyOver State Scientists Integrating Evolution—Conference will be held in Manhattan, KS at Kansas State University on August 15-16th, 2025. More news and website updates coming soon! Stay tuned!
HBES has released a statement with regard to recent US funding changes that are affecting HBES members. See our statement here: www.hbes.com/hbes-executi...
HBES Executive Council Statement in Defense of Science - HBES
HBES stands in defense of the values of scientific inquiry and in opposition to censorship and the defunding of peer-reviewed research projects in the US whose grants were awarded by agencies and proc...
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Congratulations to lab PhD student Jenna Lunge on accepting a full time faculty position at UM-Flint, starting in Fall 2025! Well done, Jenna!
