bishopda@luther.edu

Education

B.S. in Psychology (1976)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville

B.A. in Philosophy (1978)
Rutgers University

M.S. in Clinical Psychology (1982)
University of Idaho

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (1989)
Illinois Institute of Technology

Courses Taught:

Psych 130: General Psychology
Psych 240: Developmental Psychology
Psych 242: Evolutionary Psychology
Psych 350: Behavioral Statistics
Psych 466: Psychological Tests and Measurement

Research Program:

Since 2004 my research program has focused exclusively on topics in the area of evolutionary psychology. We have focused on a number of topics including the parameters of facial attractiveness, differential kin investment as a function of paternity certainty, and the role of attachment in sexuality. Each academic year I invite two to four students to join my program for a period of at least one year.  Students who join my lab typically have completed coursework in statistics, research methods, and evolutionary psychology or evolutionary biology.  Below is a sample of our work from the last three years.

Bishop, D., McAllister, S., Sonnicksen, K., and Van Heest, T.  Sex differences in physiological arousal in response to a sibling partner's infidelities.  In progress.

Bishop, D., Albert, R., Ziegeweid, R., Gonzalez, A., & Nichols, K.  (2011) Does resemblance calibrate differential grandparental solicitude? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Montpellier, France.  (See photo at right.).

Bishop, D., Meyer, B., Gray, B., & Schmidt, T. (2009). Differential investment behavior between grandparents and grandchildren: The role of paternity uncertainty.  Evolutionary Psychology, 7(1), 66-77. 

Bishop, D., Egan, N., McGinnis, J. & Savre, L. (2008). Differential cousin contact as a function of paternity uncertainty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Kyoto, Japan. (see photo) 

Bishop, D., Gray, B.,  Schmidt, T., & Meyer, B.  (2007). Testing discriminative grandparental solicitude using direct measures of investment. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Personal Information:  I enjoy spending time with my two children, Forrest and Meredith (they represent my best work to date!). When I am not involved in family affairs or academic pursuits I continue to volunteer with the local Boy Scout troop as an assistant scoutmaster and merit badge instructor. For relaxation, I enjoy sailing on Lake Pepin, jazz, biking, backpacking, collecting vintage audio equipment, and modern architecture (especially Mies van der Rohe and Pierre Koenig). I grew up in the driftless area of northwestern Illinois (Elizabeth, Ill.).