Dr Matthew Gervais
Lecturer in Psychology
- Psychology
Summary
I'm an evolutionary and cultural psychologist with a background in anthropology. My research takes a multi-level approach to human sociality, seeking to understand the mutual constitution and co-evolution of human emotions, social relationships, and social structures. I use a range of descriptive and confirmatory methods, including long-term participant observation, semi-structured interviews, cultural domain analysis, economic games, and social psychological surveys. I maintain an active field site working with indigenous iTaukei communities in the Fiji Islands. I also collaborate on multi-site comparative studies investigating human psychological and behavioural variation.
Qualifications
PhD 2013 - Biological Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
MA 2008 - Biological Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
BS/BA 2006 - Psychobiology/Philosophy/Anthropology, Binghamton University SUNY
Newest selected publications
Redhead, D., Gervais, M., Kajokaite, K., Koster, J., Hurtado Manyoma, A., Hurtado Manyoma, D., et al. (2024) ''. Communications Psychology, 2 (1). pp. 1 - 13.
Dale, R., Bryant, GA., Manson, JH. and Gervais, MM. (2020) ''. Royal Society Open Science, 7 (9). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 2054-5703
Pisor, AC., Gervais, MM., Purzycki, BG. and Ross, CT. (2020) ''. Royal Society Open Science, 7 (6). pp. 192090 - 192090. ISSN: 2054-5703
Kline, MA., Gervais, MM., Moya, C. and Boyd, RT. (2019) ''. Developmental Science, 23 (3). pp. e12903. ISSN: 1363-755X
Brewis, A., Wutich, A., du Bray, MV., Maupin, J., Schuster, RC. and Gervais, MM. (2018) ''. Social Science and Medicine, 220. pp. 12 - 21. ISSN: 0277-9536