Special Issues

EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium


In partnership with the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society (NEEPS), EvoS Journal publishes a special issue each year of articles based on research and/or theoretical work presented at the conference. All NEEPS presenters are invited to submit manuscripts by a set deadline for consideration. Submissions are peer-reviewed by other members of NEEPS.


The NEEPS 2023 Special Issue!

Brown, M., Boykin, K., & Difiore, F. (2024). Coalitional Value of Formidable Men in Hostile and Desperate Ecologies. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 14, (Sp. Iss. 1), 1-13.


Past Special Issues:

The NEEPS 2022 Special Issue


Savoie, J. M., Zinck, M., & Fisher, M. L. (2023). Between the Lines of Betrayal: An Examination of a Large-Scale Survey on Sex Differences in Infidelity Behaviors, Motivations, and Outcomes. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 13, Sp. Iss. (1), 54-67.

Heymsfeld, S. A., Chang, M., Conner, S., Lang, J., & Shoup-Knox, M. L. (2023). The Sound of an Honest Signal: The Role of the FUT2 Gene in Female Voice, Health, Fertility, and Fecundity. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 13, Sp. Iss. (1), 42-53.

Dobersek, U., McKibban, A., & Uebelhor, E. (2023). Binary and Beyond: Age Preferences in Partner Selection among Bisexual, Gay, and Heterosexual Individuals. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 13, Sp. Iss. (1), 16-41.

Koenig, B. L., Savage, J. M., Leukel, P. J., Coles, L. M., Daugaard, A., Brorby, G., & Batres, B. (2023). Calibrated Functional Projection of Sexual Interest: A Speed-Dating Cosmetics Experiment. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 13, Sp. Iss. (1), 1-15.


NEEPS 2021 Special Issue

Di Santo, J. M., Montana, D., Nolan, K., Patel, J. P., Geher, G., Marks, K., Redden, C., McQuade, B., Mackiel, A., Link, J., & Thompson, G. (2022). To Ghost or To Be Ghosted: An Examination of the Social and Psychological Correlates Associated with Ghosting. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 12, Sp. Iss. (1), 43-62.

Freyre, P. P., & Wade, T. J. (2022). Does Wording Matter?: “Mate” versus “Partner” and Long-Term Relationship Preferences. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 12, Sp. Iss. (1), 32-42.

Al-Jbouri, E. (2022). Considering Evolutionary Perspectives on Teen Dating Violence. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 12, Sp. Iss. (1), 10-31.

Burch, R. L., & Salmon, C. (2022). Rough Sex and Pornography Preferences: Novelty Seeking, Not Aggression. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 12, Sp. Iss. (1), 1-9.


The NEEPS 2019 Special Issue

Geher, G., Di Santo, J. M., Planke, J. A., Durso, G., Goldstein, A., Akmadi, F., Griffin, M., Primavera, N. J., Rausch, Z. M., Rodriguez, K., Thomson, G., & Weintraub, J. (2020). Dark Parenting: Parents Who Score as High in the Dark Triad Demonstrate Sub-Optimal Parenting Styles. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 116-143.

Primavera, N. J., Kruger, D. J., Geher, G., Planke, J. A., & Goldstein, A. (2020). Hot Stuff! The Evolutionary Psychology Behind the Attractiveness of Volunteer Firefighters. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 94-115.

Kruger, D. J., Kruger, J. S., Jordan, T., Sheu, J-J., Glassman, T., & Miller, S. A. (2020). Life History Speed Mediates the Relationship between Environmental Conditions, Health-Related Behaviors, and Self-Reported Health. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 68-93.

Luzietti, S., & Wade, T. J. (2020). A Choice of Color: Does Lingerie Color Affect Perceived Attractiveness and Evolutionary Fitness? The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 57-67.

Widman, D. R., & Dunwoody, P. T. (2020). Authortarianism, Life Histroy, and a Preattentive Response to Threat. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 44-56.

Gallup, A. C., Gagnon, B. K. L., Rosic, B., & Eldakar, O. T. (2020). Acetaminophen Does Not Alter the Early Processing of Emotional Facial Expressions: An Eye-tracking Study. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 34-43.

Grant, A. (2020). “Sneering Civility”: Female Intrasexual Competition for Mates in Jane Austin’s Novels. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 15-33.

Brenman, A., & Wade, T. J. (2020). The Influence of Self-Perceptions of Attractiveness on Substance Use: Sex Differences in Predictors of Alcohol Consumption in College Students. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 11, Sp. Iss. (1), 1-14.


The NEEPS 2018 Special Issue

Hunter, H., Hill, T., Reid, G., Bourgeois, C., Tiller, A., & Fisher, M. L. (2019). Hi, My Name is Wealthy: Women’s Dating Behaviors in Relation to the Perceived Wealth of Perspective Mates. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 88-105.

Wade, T. J. & Bekhuis, T. (2019). Universal Black Female Beauty: An Examination of Waist-to-Hip Ratios over Forty-three Years. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 78-87.

Hill, T., & Fisher, M. L. (2019). Intrasexual Competition and Mothers: Perceptions of Those Who Self-promote and Derogate Their Rivals. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 67-77.

Vukovic, J., Jean-Bart, R., Branson, D., Zephir, J., & Wright, A. (2019). Mate Scarcity Effects on Women’s Wariness of Other Women. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 49-66.

Selba, M. C. (2019). The Human Evolution Teaching Materials Project: A Case for the Incorporation of 3D Prints into K-12 Science Curricula. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 43-48.

Kosegarten, J. & Kose, G. (2019). Logic, Fast and Slow: The Persistent Difficulty of the Monty Hall Problem. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 24-42.

Johnson, J. A. (2019). Explaining to Students How Personality Differences Can Be Maintained in the Face of Directional Selection through Trait Covariation. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 10, Sp. Iss. (1), 1-23.


The NEEPS 2017 Special Issue


Salerno, K., & Wade, T. J. (2018). Infidelity is not Disgusting? The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 9, Sp. Iss. (2), 64-72.

Gladden, P. R., & Cleator, A. M. (2018). Slow Life History Strategy Predicts Six Moral Foundations. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 9, Sp. Iss. (2), 43-63.

Burch, R. (2018). What to do when you don’t have an Evolutionary Studies program… yet: Evolutionary Infusion into the Social Sciences and Humanities. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 9, Sp. Iss. (2), 30-42.

Hunter, H., Fisher, M., & De Backer, C. (2018). You are What You Eat: Women’s Evaluation of other Women Based on their Food Selection. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 9, Sp. Iss. (2), 16-29.

Salmon, C., & Fisher, M. (2018). Putting the “Sex” into “Sexuality”: Understanding Online Pornography using an Evolutionary Framework. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 9, Sp. Iss. (2), 1-15.


The NEEPS 2016 Special Issue

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Honey, P. L., & Fillion, C. (2017). Is Chastity an Obsolete Virtue? Contrasting Cues of Chastity and Parental Investment for Mate Evaluation. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 77-91.

Wade, T., Salerno, K., & Moran, J. (2017). Unreciprocated Love or Sexual Attraction: Which is Most Upsetting? The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 70-76.

Moran, J., Kuhle, B., Wade, T., & Seid, M. (2017). To Poach or Not to Poach? Men Are More Willing to Short-Term Poach Mated Women Who Are More Attractive than their Mates. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 58-69.

Sturman, E., Chantel, C., Bremser, J., & Dufford, A. (2017). The Role of Income, Gender, and Mating Preference on Climate Change Attitudes. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 40-57.

Radtke, S. (2017). Self-identified Heterosexual Women Who Engage in Same-Sex Sexual Behavior: A Thematic Analysis. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 33-39.

Frederick, M., Keil, H., & Kruger, D. (2017). Race-dependent changes in attitudes towards the police among college students in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray and the subsequent period of unrest. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 24-32.

Cormier, B., Langille, L., Daley, S., Roddi, J., Blanchard, J., Metzen, K., & Fisher, M. (2017). Is this Stall Taken? Territoriality in Women’s Bathroom Behavior. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 16-23.

Adair, L., & Brase, G. (2017). Power in social exchange: To what extent are decisions about fertility “shared” within intimate relationships? The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8, Sp. Iss. (3), 1-15.


The NEEPS 2015 Special Issue

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Glass, D. J., & Fireman, G. D. (2016). College Aggression and Prosociality as Social Strategies. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7, Sp. Iss. (2), 51-72.

Garvey, K. (2016). Regional variation in grooming: Exposure to pathogens predicts increased motivation to coif. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7, Sp. Iss. (2), 38-50.

Wade, T. J., & Renninger, L. (2016). Do Skin Color, Facial Shape and Facial Width to Height Ratio (fWHR) Play a Role in Black Male Facial Evaluation? The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7, Sp. Iss. (2), 22-37.

Frederick, M., Khan, H., & Ancona, M. (2016). Does the Thought of Death Accelerate A Fast Life history Strategy?: Evaluating A Moral Salience Prime. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7, Sp. Iss. (2), 13-21.

 Kruger, D. J., & Kruger, J. S. (2016). Visually Conspicuous Vehicle Modifications Influence Perceptions of Male Owner’s Reproductive Strategy and Attractiveness. The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7, Sp. Iss. (2), 1-12.

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