Indiana University Bloomington

Dr. Sari M. van Anders

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Assistant Research Scientist, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Affiliate, Gender Studies
Core Faculty, Program in Neuroscience



Contact Information

Office: PY 351
Office Phone: 812-855-7608
Lab: PY 291
Lab Phone: Coming soon!
Email: Email Sari van Anders

Web site: http://mypage.iu.edu/~smvanand/

 

Educational Background

  • 2001 - Hons. B.A with distinction, Scholar's Electives and Psychology, The University of Western Ontario
  • 2003 - M.A., Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Western Ontario
  • 2007- Ph.D., Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Simon Fraser University

Areas of Study

  • Biology, Behavior, and Neuroscience; Social Psychology; Clinical Science

Research Topics

  • Human Social Neuroendocrinology (especially social modulation of testosterone)
  • Human Sexuality, Gender, and Sex
  • Evolutionary Basis of Hormone-Behavior Associations
  • Biological Rhythms

Research Summary:

***ACTIVELY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR SEPT 2008***

Social Neuroendocrinology: How does the social world ‘get into’ our body?
My research program focuses principally on bidirectional associations between hormones and social behaviors and contexts, and I am especially interested in the social modulation of androgens. I mainly examine partnering- and sexuality-related behaviors and contexts, and sometimes competition and nurturance. My focus includes attention to gender/sex and, often, diverse populations. I am interested in the hormone-behavior associations in their own right, as well as their implications for health and evolutionary processes.

Biological Rhythms in Hormones: How do hormones change with patterns of time?
In relation to my social neuroendocrine research program, I am interested in examining biological rhythms in hormones, and their implications for health, individual differences, and evolutionary considerations. As such, I am interested in the impact of temporal patterns like age, seasonality, menstrual cycles, and diurnal rhythms on endocrine parameters and associated behaviors and measures.

Additional Interests
In addition to social neuroendocrinology, I am also interested the effects of hormones on morphology.
I maintain active interests in conceptualizations of gender and sex, interpretations and implications of gender/sex research, and academia and gender.

Representative Publications


2007 - van Anders SM, Hamilton LD, Watson NV. Multiple partners are associated with higher testosterone in North American men and women. Hormones & Behavior, 51:454-9.

2007 - van Anders SM, Hamilton LD, Schmidt N, Watson NV. Associations between testosterone secretion and sexual activity in women. Hormones & Behavior, 51: 477-2.

2006 - van Anders SM, Hampson E, Watson NV, 2006. Seasonality, waist-to-hip ratio, and testosterone. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31:895-9.

2006 - van Anders SM, Vernon PA, Wilbur CJ. Finger-length ratios show evidence of prenatal hormone transfer between opposite-sex twins. Hormones & Behavior, 49:315-9.

2006 - van Anders SM, Watson NV. Menstrual cycle irregularities are associated with testosterone in healthy premenopausal women. American Journal of Human Biology, 18:841-4.

2006 - van Anders SM, Watson NV. Relationship status and testosterone in North American heterosexual and non-heterosexual men and women: Cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31:715-23.

2006 - van Anders SM, Watson NV. Social neuroendocrinology: Effects of social contexts and behaviors on sex steroids in humans. Human Nature, 17:212-237.

2005 - van Anders SM, Chernick AB, Chernick BA, Hampson E, Fisher WA. Preliminary clinical experience with androgen supplementation for pre- and post-menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 31:1-13.

2004 - van Anders SM. Why the academic pipeline leaks: Fewer men than women perceive barriers to becoming professors. Sex Roles, 51:511-21.

Links


• Social Neuroendocrinology Lab
• The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
• Dr. van Anders’ Kinsey Web page
• Dr. van Anders' Neuroscience Web page
• Department of Gender Studies