Assistant Professor at Indiana State University | PI of the EVE Lab | Views are my own.
Terre Haute, IN
Joined April 2019
- Tweets2.1K
- Following441
- Followers928
- Likes3.9K
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
It's that time again! Submit your abstracts to #NEEPS2027 (hosted by @NEEPSoc).
We'll be in Fort Myers, FL, June 2-4. Follow the link for submission requirements. Abstracts for talks due January 15 and posters January 31.
forms.gle/o6PhvbF1ChSuyKuz7
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Congratulations to @JaimieKrems, Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters @RandomMutations, Laureon Merrie, Keelah Williams @kegwilliams, and Daniel Sznycer @dsznycer on their 2026 Ig Nobel Peace Prize! 🏆👏
Read the award-winning research in Evolution and Human Behavior: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Hi, guys! We just won the 2026 @IgNobel Peace Prize (for this👇 showing we value friends who are mean to our enemies)
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
When an artist was accused of sexual assault, people were more willing to censor or financially devalue the work than after accusations of murder, physical assault, vandalism, manslaughter, or sexual harassment.
Results from @RandomMutations
psypost.org/sexual-assault-a…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Men underestimated women’s emotional distress after intimate-partner sexual assault, while women overestimated men’s distress & perceived risk; men, however, were relatively accurate about women’s fear & perceived risk.
Interview w/ @RandomMutations
psypost.org/men-and-women-te…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
You can still register through 2/13 @SPSPnews
At the 2026 EP preconference (ep2026.mystrikingly.com/), we will host a panel on challenges and opportunities in the field featuring @sarahehillphd, Steve Neuberg & @DamianMurray1. If you have questions, submit them here! forms.gle/M5yf5DEpHiTi7idUA #EPatSPSP2026 @ahra_ko
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Out now and open access for four weeks as the editor's choice Topic in Focus in American Psychologist.
Contrary to popular belief, evolutionary psychology hypotheses are testable and falsifiable.
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
AI “friends” - comfort with a cost
Spoke w @nationaljournal about why chatbots pals can feel good—but quietly erode our ability to handle real friendships
If friends never ask stuff of you, you don’t learn to navigate real bonds
Bots don't replace the hard, human parts of love
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
🚨New in @BBSJournal:
"Ecological Affordances across Life Stages: An Affordance Management Framework" is out as a target article & now open for commentary proposals! Ever wonder why an environment once full of promise 🥰 can later feel constraining 😮💨? doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X250… 🧵
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Helloooo do you like evolution and psychology and feminism and writing? Then join the Feminist Evolutionary Psychology Society's new writing group! Send me a dm with your email address and submit your availability here to join: bit.ly/feps_writing
ALT Writing group Benefits: Protects your writing time Increases output and productivity Provides a social anchor and consistency Interested? Provide availability below https://bit.ly/feps_writing Begins second week of February
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Why do we 🤬HATE HYPOCRITES🤬?
Hypo.s = FALSE SIGNALERS
1.🫵CONDEMNING immoral behavior🫵signals that hypo.s are highly MORAL😇
2. DOING the SAME BEHAVIOR they OUTWARDLY CONDEMN shows their signals are false
Hypo.s are liked less than outright liars!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
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)
osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/n8…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
What do we want in FRIENDS?
We SIMPLY want the 😇KIND😇+ AVOID the👹VICIOUS👹---right?
No!
People want friends who are KIND👉TO US👈
...👉kindER to us👈than to others
...MORE👹VICIOUS THAN KIND to our enemies
(We like monsters who are OUR monsters)
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Are equally heavy (big, fat, thicc) women equally stigmatized?
No.
SHAPE matters!
Among White American , Black American, + Indian Ps:
Women w fat in their abdomens are more stigmatized than SAME HEIGHT/WEIGT (same BMI) women w fat in hips/thighs.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Lonely, stressed-out moms: does the post-industrial social experience put women at risk for perinatal mood disorders? "we focus on 3 sources of mismatch: closer interbirth spacing, lack of allomaternal support & lack of prior childcare experience" academic.oup.com/emph/advanc…
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Interested in grad school in psychology? Perhaps at UCSB?
The Psychological and Brain Sciences department at UC Santa Barbara will be doing an open house next Friday (10/18)! Come learn about our department and program. Register at the link in this flyer:
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
We're hiring! Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biopsychology, area otherwise open (and can include Evolutionary).
Job ad: cu.taleo.net/careersection/2…
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: coloradosprings.gov/Colorado…
Come join us!
Please RT for wide spread -- thank you! 🙏
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
Are you interested in doing a PhD with me in relationships from an evolutionary psychological perspective? Applications are now open for full funding here: wgsss.ac.uk/student-led-gene…
I've had success with two students before though this competitive process. Feel free to reach out to me on my academic email if you're interested!
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
I'm delighted to spread the word about this new book on emotions:
**The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions**
Out now in stores, libraries, and available online!
70 chapters, 1400 pages, and over 100 contributing authors from all over the world (and from many different disciplines).
Table of contents: academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/prod…
And here: laithalshawaf.com/book.html
A huge, heartfelt thank you to all the amazing (100+) authors & scientists involved!
Would greatly appreciate RTs for wider spread 🙏
Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters retweeted
I am recruiting a two-year postdoc. Please apply if you have a background in the evolutionary social sciences and familiarity with research on disgust, pathogen avoidance, sickness behavior, or hygiene! workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po…