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Department of Psychology

Teaching

 

Dr. David P. Schmitt, Courses Taught:

 

Principles of Psychology

Quantitative Methods

Experimental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology

 Human Sexuality

 Personality Theories and Theorists

 Personality Traits and Assessment

 Sex, Gender, and Culture

 

 

Helpful Teaching and Learning Information:

 

Excellent article (Cash, 2009) on APA style and how to adhere to it: Cash-2009-Writing-Tips-APA-Style

 

 

Dr. David P. Schmitt, Presentations and Workshops Given:

 

 

Planned 2009

 

Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for October 9, 2009). Changes in fertility and reproductive strategies over time and across cultures: Adaptive variations or maladaptive by-products? Invited discussant and contributor, 2009 National Symposium on Family Issues: "Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems," Population Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA.  


Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for August 18, 2009). Darwinian perspectives on psychological variation across cultures: Mechanisms of adaptive flexibility in human personality, attachment, and sexual strategizing. Plenary Address to the Conference on Cultural Universals and Evolutionary Specifics, Western Washington University, Washington.

        

Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for April 18, 2009). Self-reported psychopathy and human mating strategies across 58 nations: Patterns and universals across genders, cultures, and local ecologies. Presentation to the 3rd meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, New Orleans, LA.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for March 6, 2009). Attachment from around the world: When (and where) is romantic insecurity a good thing? Invited address to Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.

             

Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for February 12, 2009). Darwin's legacy in the behavioral sciences: Human mating research in the 21st century. Invited Keynote Address to the 200th Anniversary Celebration of Darwin Day, Evolutionary Studies Program, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (scheduled for February 5, 2009). The "Dark Triad" of personality across 58 nations: Patterns and universals across genders, cultures, and social conditions. Poster presentation to the 10th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.

 

2008

             

Schmitt, D.P. (July 21, 2008). Sex and attachment across cultures: A 56-nation study. Invited to chair a symposium at the 29th annual International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 26, 2008). Patterns and universals of romantic attachment across 56 nations: Can attachment “insecurity” sometimes be adaptive? Plenary address to the 2nd Convention of the Asian Psychological Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

             

Schmitt, D.P. (March 27, 2008). Patterns of attachment across 56 cultures: Can romantic insecurity sometimes be adaptive? Invited address to Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 5, 2008). The “Dark Triad” of personality across 58 nations: The evolution of sex differences and cultural variations in anti-sociality. Presentation to the 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Etaugh, C., & Schmitt, D.P. (May 23, 2008). Variations in gender differences in global self-esteem across 53 nations. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

 

Jonason, P., Li, N., Webster, G., & Schmitt, D.P. (February 8, 2008). Narcissism as an adaptive individual difference trait for men. Poster presentation at the 9th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

2007

             

Schmitt, D.P. (September 24, 2007). Patterns and universals of romantic attachment across 56 nations. Invited address to the Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (August 29, 2007). Attachment matters: The personality and sexuality correlates of romantic attachment across cultures. Keynote address to the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Escuela de Psicològcias de la Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (August 28, 2007). Attachment assessment workshop: An interactive exploration of the major measures and issues in attachment research.  Invited workshop at the Instituto de Investigaciones Psicològcias de la Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (May 25, 2007). Invited on-site consultation and evaluation: Museum of Sex and Health, Jeju Island, South Korea. Sponsored by Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (March 14, 2007). Attachment matters: Personality and sexuality correlates of romantic attachment across cultures, genders, and relationship forms. Invited contribution to the 10th Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (November 11, 2007). Patterns and universals of romantic attachment across cultures, genders, and generations. Presentation to the Australian Psychological Society and International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

Peplinski*, C., & Schmitt, D.P. (November 12, 2007). Religion and the links between HIV knowledge and HIV risk across cultures, genders, and generations. Poster presentation to the Australian Psychological Society and International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

Sampias*, J., & Schmitt, D.P. (November 12, 2007). Psychopathy related to relationship aggression across cultures, genders, and generations. Poster presentation to the Australian Psychological Society and International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

 

2006

             

Schmitt, D.P. (July 30, 2006). On the origins of promiscuity: How gender, personality, and culture relate to the adaptive pursuit of short-term mating strategies. Plenary address to the 13th annual meeting of the European Association of Personality Psychology, Athens, Greece.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 7, 2006). The psychological origins of short-term mating: How gender, personality, and culture relate to high-risk sexual behavior. Keynote address to the 8th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (February 28, 2006). Why do human fools fall in love? Invited seminar address to the Honors program at Bradley University, Peoria, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 30, 2006). Evolutionary approaches to sex and personality. Symposium organized for the 13th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Personality Psychology, Athens, Greece.

 

Kuhle, B. X., Laguna, K. D., Schmitt, D.P., Good, R.G., Leo, J. L., & Davis, K. D. (June 17, 2006). Sex differences in the nature of jealous interrogations. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

 

2005

             

Schmitt, D.P. (December 10, 2005). Evaluating evidence of psychological adaptation: The desire for sexual variety. Invited address to the LIFE program of the Max Plank Institute, Berlin, Germany.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (December 8, 2005). Explaining within-cultural and cross-cultural variability in human mating strategies. Invited address to the Max Plank Institute, Berlin, Germany.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (September 29, 2005). Sociosexuality across cultures. Keynote address to the 3rd annual meeting of the Mexican Congress of Personal Relationships, Acapulco, Mexico.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 3, 2005). Is short-term mating the maladaptive result of insecure attachment? A test of competing evolutionary perspectives. Presentation to the 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

 

Shackelford, T.K., & Schmitt, D.P. (June 2, 2005). Mate guarding and frequent in-pair copulation in humans: Complementary anti-cuckoldry tactics. Presentation to the 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Austin, TX.

 

 

2004

             

 

Schmitt, D.P. (December 10, 2004). Attachment matters: The correlates of insecure attachment across gender, personality, and culture. Invited talk to the Social Area of the Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (December 9, 2004). The social psychology of short-term mating: How gender, personality, and culture relate to high-risk sexual behavior in humans. Invited talk to the Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (November 5, 2004). On the origins of promiscuity: How sex, personality, and culture relate to the adaptive pursuit of short-term mating strategies. Invited address and seminar, Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (October 12, 2004). Short-term and long-term mating strategies: Additional evolutionary systems relevant to adolescent sexuality. Invited discussant and contributor, 2004 National Symposium on Family Issues: “Romance and sex in adolescence and emerging adulthood: Risks and opportunities,” Population Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 25, 2004). Attachment matters: The mental health correlates of insecure attachment across gender, personality, and culture. Invited address, Volcanic Mind Conference, Catania, Italy.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 23, 2004). Attachment assessment workshop: An interactive exploration of the major measures and issues in attachment research. Workshop, Volcanic Mind Pre-Conference, Enna, Italy.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (May 28, 2004). The evolution of sexual promiscuity: Adaptive patterns of human mating behavior across 56 cultures. Invited address, Evolution and Human Sexuality Symposium, American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 23, 2004). Sociosexuality across 48 nations: A cross-cultural study of sex, gender equity, and the reproductive ecology of human mating strategies. Presentation to the 16th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Berlin, Germany.

 

Rohde, P., & Schmitt, D.P. (July 23, 2004). Sexual inequality and its correlates: Testing evolutionary hypotheses at the cross-national level. Presentation to the 16th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Berlin, Germany.

 

 

2003

             

Schmitt, D.P. (November 28, 2003). Men and women, rich and poor, East and West: Patterns of romantic attachment across 56 nations. Invited keynote address, “Attachment, Personal Relationships, Mental Disorders, and Cognitive Psychotherapy” Conference, Enna, Italy.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (October 14, 2003). The science of sexual promiscuity: How gender, personality, and culture relate to short-term mating behavior in humans. Invited address and panelist, Forum on “The Science of Attraction” at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (May 2, 2003). On the origins of promiscuity: An evolutionary perspective on sex, culture, and the adaptive pursuit of short-term mating strategies. Invited keynote address, Twin Ports Psychology Research Conference, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 19, 2003). Sociosexuality across 48 nations: A cross-cultural study of sex, gender equity ,and the reproductive ecology of human mating strategies. Poster presentation to the International Academy for Sex Research, Bloomington, IN.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 7, 2003). Sociosexuality from Argentina to Zimbabwe: The effects of gender equity, sex ratios, and ecological stress on mating strategies across 48 nations. Paper presentation to the 15th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Lincoln, NE.

 

Schmitt, D.P., Fowler*, R., Zaligson*, J., & Kepple*, K. (June 2, 2003). Measuring love across 47 cultures: The social and sexual correlates of human compassion. Poster presentation presentation to the Compassionate Love Conference, International Association for Relationship Research, Bloomington/Normal, IL.

 

 

2002

             

Schmitt, D.P. (May 31, 2002). The evolution of human sexual strategies: How gender, personality, and culture adaptively moderate romantic desire and sociosexual mating behavior. Invited address and panelist, the VSPA Conference on Evolutionary Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 21, 2002). Patterns of sociosexuality across 48 nations: Do sex ratios, fertility rates, resource levels, pathogen loads, and other environmental stressors adaptively moderate human reproductive strategies? Paper presentation to the 14th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, New Brunswick, NJ.

 

Schmitt, D.P., & P’yatokha, V. (June 16, 2002). Romantic attachment for Volyn region of Ukraine and comparison across Slavonic and near-border European cultures. Paper presentation to the 6th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, Limassol, Cyprus.

 

 

1989-2001:

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 14, 2001). Sex differences in sociosexuality and short-term mate poaching across 27 cultures. Poster presentation to the 13th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, London, England.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 9, 2000). The desire for sexual variety as a tool to understanding basic human mating strategies. Paper presentation to the 12th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Amherst, MA.

 

Schmitt, D.P., & Cintron*, J. (June 5, 1999). The evolutionary psychology of human mate poaching:  Who, why, how?  Paper presentation to the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 9, 1998).  An experimental evaluation of Sexual Strategies Theory.  Paper presentation to the 10th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Davis, CA.

 

Schmitt, D.P., Couden*, A., & Baker*, M. (May 5, 1998).  Experimental tests of Sexual Strategies Theory. Poster presentation to the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 8, 1997).  Evolutionary versus other theories of relationship duration.  Paper presentation to the 9th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Tucson,

AZ.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (May 3, 1997). An evolutionary perspective on human mating: Adaptive desires, romantic tactics, and sexual strategies. Invited “feature scholar” keynote address to the ILLOWA conference on psychology research, Knox College, Galesburg, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (May 12, 1996). An evolutionary perspective on romantic attraction. Invited presentation to the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 26, 1996).  Development and validation of a sexual strategies measure. Paper presentation to the 8th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Evanston, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (August 11, 1995).  Sexuality differences predict romantic relationship harmony and misery. Symposium presentation to the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (September 23, 1993). Interpersonal contexts and the Five-Factor Model: Implications for person perception. Presentation to the personality colloquia at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (August 5, 1993).  The evolution of human sexual styles.  Paper presentation to the 5th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Binghamton, New York.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (June 25, 1993).  Sexuality language descriptors form three orthogonal factors and an interpersonal circumplex.  Presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (August 22, 1991).  Temporal context and tactics of mate poaching. Paper presentation to the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

 

Schmitt, D.P., & Buss, D.M. (August 12, 1990). Short-term and long-term sexual strategies: Tactics of attraction and competitor derogation.  Presentation to the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Schmitt, D.P. (July 11, 1990).  Measuring the motives of Soviet leaders and Soviet society: Congruence created or congruence reflected?  Paper presentation to the International Society of Political Psychology, Washington, D.C.

 

Buss D.M., & Schmitt, D.P. (August 25, 1989).  Short-term and long-term mate preferences. Presentation to the 1st Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Evanston, IL.

 

 

* = student co-author