Matthew Michel Gervais
B.S. Psychobiology, Philosophy and Anthropology, SUNY Binghamton, 2006
M.A. Biological Anthropology, UCLA, 2008
Phone: 315-720-2483
Fax: 310-206-7833
E-mail:
mgervais@ucla.edu
Subfield
evolutionary anthropology, cognitive/psychological anthropology, evolutionary psychology
Research Interests
moral psychology, social emotions, contempt, conventions and ethnic markers, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), attribution and learning biases, gene-culture coevolution, Oceania
Notes
Center for Culture, Brain, and Development
Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture
Publications
Gervais, M. and Wilson, D. S. 2005. The evolution and functions of laughter and humor: A synthetic approach. Quarterly Review of Biology, 80, 395-430.
Fessler, D.M.T. & Gervais, M. In press. From whence the captains of our lives? Ultimate and phylogenetic perspectives on emotions in humans and other animals. In: P. Kappelar & J. Silk, Eds. In press. Mind the Gap: The Origins of Human Universals. Springer.
Grants and Awards
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - 2006
ISHE Owen Aldis Award - 2008
Advisors
Clark Barrett
Dan Fessler
Alan Fiske
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