Exploring the psychological underpinnings of immune defense.

Our research focuses on understanding how the immune system influences behavior, providing insights into its effects on health and social interactions.

We investigate the intersection of psychology and infectious disease to understand how behavioral patterns worldwide are shaped by health threats.

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ERC Consolidator Grant NONPHARM hosted at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

NONPHARM uses theory and methods from social psychology, evolutionary psychology, health psychology, and behavioral genetics to increase knowledge of how and why people (and do not) engage in NPIs such as handwashing, social isolation while infectious, and creating barriers to respiratory droplets and aerosols.
Postdoc Opportunity in Evolutionary Health Psychology at TBIR Lab | January 2024

Join our research team exploring nonpharmaceutical interventions to combat infectious diseases. This three-year position offers a chance to investigate evolutionary health psychology under the guidance of J. M. Tybur.
PhD Opportunity in Evolutionary Health Psychology at TBIR Lab | January 2023

We invites applications in evolutionary health psychology, focusing on cultural and behavioral responses to infectious diseases. This four-year role offers the opportunity to investigate the psychology behind hygiene practices.

Our Current Research Questions

Do people engage in more NPIs against disease in higher parasite stress countries?

How does comfort with interpersonal contact vary within and across countries?

Are disgust elicitors universal across populations?

Join us in uncovering how the human mind responds to infectious diseases.

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