Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, PhD

Evolutionary Psychologist

Presentations &

Invited Colloquia

        Invited colloquia and Guest Lectures

• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2013). Stepparents and Genetic Parents Kill Differently.  Invited by Wayne State University, Department of  Psychology
  

• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2012). Stepparents and Genetic Parents Kill Differently.  Invited by Michigan State University, Department of Psychology
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2004). Computing and understanding correlations. Experimental Design  and Statistical Inference. (Dr. Charles White). Florida     Atlantic  University   
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2004). Methods of filicide: Stepparents and genetic parent kill differently. Social Psychology. (Prof. Richard Michalski). Florida Atlantic University.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2002). Child abuse and filicide by genetic parents and stepparents.  Seminar in Parent Child Relationships (Dr. Brett Laursen). Florida Atlantic University.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2002). Child abuse and filicide by genetic parents and stepparents.  Evolutionary Psychology (Dr. Todd Shackelford). Florida Atlantic University.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2000). Normally occurring environmental and behavioral influences on gene activity: From central dogma to probabilistic epigenesis. Seminar in Comparative Evolutionary Developmental Psychology (Dr. David Bjorklund). Florida Atlantic University, (February).
  
•  Weekes, V.A., Shackelford, T.K., & LeBlanc, G.J. (1999). Human Female Coital Orgasm is Predicted by Her Partner's Physical Attractiveness. Interpersonal Processes (Dr. Todd K. Shackelford). Florida Atlantic University, (July).
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1999) Parent and Offspring Strategies in the Transition at Adolescence. Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology (Dr. David Bjorklund). Florida Atlantic University, (October).
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1999). Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of the Mindreading System. Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology (Dr. David Bjorklund). Florida Atlantic University, (November).Type your paragraph here.
  

• Weekes-Shackelford, V.A. (2015). Sex differences in mating psychology after having children. Division 6 Symposium: Sexual conflict in human sexual psychology and behavior. American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Toronto, Canada.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V.A. (2015). Mating psychology after having children. Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Conference. Columbia, MO.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V.A., Shackelford, T.K., Sela, Y., Ehrke, A., & Arvanitis, J. (2013). An exploration of exploitation: Children’s religious acquisition. Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Conference. Miami, FL.
  
• Sela, Y., Weekes-Shackelford, V.A., & Shackelford, T.K. (2013). Female copulatory orgasm and male partner attractiveness. Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Conference. Miami, FL.
  
• Sela, Y., Weekes-Shackelford, V.A., & Shackelford, T.K. (2013). Female coital orgasm and male partner attractiveness. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
  
• Sela, Y., Weekes-Shackelford, V.A., & Shackelford, T.K. (2013). Female copulatory orgasm and male partner attractiveness. Evolutionary Psychology Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V.A., & Shackelford, T.K. (2012). Invited talk. Evolutionary Psychology Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
  
• Shackelford, T.K., & Weekes-Shackelford, V.A. (2012). Invited talk. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
  
• Kaighobadi, F., Shackelford, T. K., & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2010). Do women fake orgasm to retain a mate? 22nd Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Oregon, Eugene.
  
• Beasley, S. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). Contexts and circumstances of filicide-suicide in Chicago, 1870-1930. 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.
  
• Easton, J. A., Stone, E. A., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). After having children: Sex-differentiated changes in mate preferences. Presented in symposium: "Both a Parent and a Mate" (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.
  
• LaMunyon, C. W., Shackelford, T. K., Goetz, A. T., Quintus, B. J., & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (2005). Mate preferences for a short-term sexual relationship. Presented in symposium: "Sperm competition in humans" (A. T. Goetz & T. K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.
  
• Stone, E. A., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Easton, J. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2005). How having a child changes female mating psychology. Presented in symposium: "Both a Parent and a Mate" (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K., Stone, E. A., & Easton, J. E. (2005). Luring a mate: An exploitation of mate preferences. Presented in symposium: "Both a Parent and a Mate" (V. A. Weekes-Shackelford, Chair), 17th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Texas at Austin.
  
• Beasley, S., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Fredericks, I., & Shackelford, T. K. (2003). Filicide-suicide by stepparents and genetic parents. 15th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
  
• Goetz, A. T., Shackelford, T. K., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Schmitt, D. P. (2003). Mate retention, semen displacement, and human sperm competition: Tactics to prevent and correct female infidelity. Paper presented in symposium, "Paternal certainty and anti-cuckoldry tactics (Steven Platek & Todd K. Shackelford, Co-Chairs), 15th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
  
• Goetz, A. T., Shackelford, T. K., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Schmitt, D. P. (2003). Mate retention, semen displacement, and human sperm competition: Tactics to prevent and correct female infidelity. Seventh Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida
  
• Michalski, R. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2003). An introduction to Evolutionary Psychology: A primer on truth and unification. Seventh Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Beasley, S., Fredericks, I., & Shackelford, T. K. (2003). Methods of filicide: Stepparents and genetic parents kill differently. Seventh Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2003). Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle." Seventh Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., Fredericks, I. (2003). Motivational differences for filicide by stepparents and genetic parents and genetic mothers. 15th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  
• Michalski, R. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Ward, D. R., & Shackelford, T. K. (2002). How to get into graduate school: Work hard and plan carefully. Sixth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Michalski, R. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2002). An introduction to Evolutionary Psychology: A primer on truth and unification. Sixth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2002). Methods of murder by stepmothers and genetic mothers. 14th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2002). Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle." Sixth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Michalski, R. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Ward, D. R., & Shackelford, T. K. (2001).How to get into graduate school: Work hard and plan carefully. Fifth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Shackelford, T. K. (2001). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. Fifth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Ward, D. R., LeBlanc, G. J., Weeks-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Drass, E. (2001). Affective reactions to infidelity. 13th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., LeBlanc, G. J., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Shackelford, T. K. (2001). Female coital orgasm and male attractiveness. Fifth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair.  Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2001). Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle." 13th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., & Buss, D. M. (2001) Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle." 10th Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Michalski, R. L., Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Ward, D. R., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). How to get into graduate school: Work hard and plan carefully. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Michalski, R. L., Weekes, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). An introduction to Evolutionary Psychology: A primer on truth and unification. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Anticipating, preventing, and correcting female infidelity: Three adaptive problems of sperm competition. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (2000). Female coital orgasm and male attractiveness. 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.
  
• Shackelford, T. K., Buss, D. M., & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., (2000). Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College (June). 
  
• Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., & Hoier, S. (2000). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.
  
• Shackelford, T. K., & Weekes, V. A. (2000). Anticipating, preventing, and correcting female infidelity: Three adaptive problems of sperm competition. 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, Florida.
  
• Weekes, V. A., LeBlanc, G. J., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Shackelford, T. K. (2000). Female coital orgasm and male attractiveness. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes, V. A., LeBlanc, G. J., Drass, E., Shackelford, T. K., DeKay, W. T., & Buss, D. M. (2000). Sexual jealousy in later life: An evolutionary psychological perspective. Fourth Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• Weekes, V. A., & Shackelford, T.K. (2000). Anticipating, Preventing, and Correcting Female Infidelity: Three Adaptive Problems of Female Infidelity. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, FL (June).
  
• Weekes, V. A., LeBlanc, G. J., Shackelford, T.K., Bleske, A.L., Euler, H.A., & Hoier, S. (2000). Female Coital Orgasm and Male Attractiveness. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Miami, FL (June).
  
• Weekes-Shackelford, V. A., Shackelford, T.K., & Buss, D. M. (2000). Wife-killings committed in the context of a "lovers triangle." 12th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
  
• DeKay, W.T., Shackelford, T.K., LeBlanc, G.J., Buss, D.M., Weekes, V.A., & Drass, E. (1999). Intergenerational Jealousy: Parental Reactions to the Imagined Infidelities of Children-In-Law. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah (June).
  
• DeKay, W. T., Shackelford, T. K., LeBlanc, G. J., Drass, E., Weekes, V. A., & Buss, D. M. (1999). Sexual jealousy in later life: An evolutionary psychological perspective. 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  
• Drass, E., LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Shackelford, T. K., DeKay, W. T., & Buss, D. M. (1999). Sexual jealousy in later life: An evolutionary psychological perspective. Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G.J., Drass, E., Weekes, V. A., Shackelford, T.K., DeKay, W.T., & Buss, D.M. (1999). Sexual in Later Life: An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• LeBlanc, G.J., Drass, E., Weekes, V. A., Shackelford, T.K., DeKay, W.T., & Buss, D.M. (1999). Sexual Jealousy in Later Life: An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, University of Utah (June).
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Shackelford, T. K., & Garble, R. (1999). An introduction to Evolutionary Psychology: A primer on truth and unification. Second Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Directed-Independent Fair. Boca Raton, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., Bleske, A. L., Euler, H. A., Hoier, S., & Shackelford, T. K. (1999). Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but only for men: The psychological architecture of human sperm competition. Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair. Davie, Florida.
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V. A., & Shackelford, T.K. (1999). Anticipating, Preventing, and Correcting Sperm Competition. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• LeBlanc, G. J., Weekes, V.A., & Shackelford, T.K. (1999). Anticipating, Preventing, and Correcting Sperm Competition. Paper presented as part of a symposium, "The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition" (Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah (June).
  
• Parker, R.E., Araujo, K.A., Weekes, V.A., Field, A. & Laursen, B. (1999). Parent-Adolescent Conflict in Single Mother and Two-Parent European American and African American Households. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Parker, R.E., Araujo, K.A., Weekes, V.A., Field, A. & Laursen, B. (1999). Parent-Adolescent Conflict in  Single Mother and Two-Parent European American and African American Households. Poster presented at the 1999 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Albuquerque, NM (April).
  
• Rosselli, M., Araujo, K. Weekes, V., Volk, L., Palomino, J., Caracciolo, V. (1999). Aging of Language in Bilingual (Spanish/English) and Monolingual Individuals. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Shackelford, T.K., LeBlanc, G.J., & Weekes, V.A., Bleske, A.L., Euler, H.A., & Hoier, S. (1999). Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, But Only for Men: The Psychological Architecture of Human Sperm Competition. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Shackelford, T.K., LeBlanc, G.J., & Weekes, V.A., Bleske, A.L., Euler, H.A., Hoier, S., Schwartz, D., & Benkert, D. (1999). Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, But Only for Men: The Psychological Architecture of Human Sperm Competition. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. Denver, CO (August).
  
• Shackelford, T.K., LeBlanc, G.J., & Weekes, V.A., Bleske, A.L., Euler, H.A., & Hoier, S., (1999). Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, But Only for Men: The Psychological Architecture of Human Sperm Competition. Paper presented as part of a symposium, "The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition" (Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah (June).
  
• Shackelford, T.K., LeBlanc, G.J., & Weekes, V.A., Bleske, A.L., Euler, H.A., & Hoier, S., (1999).Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, But Only for Men: The Psychological Architecture of Human Sperm Competition. Poster presented at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA (August).
  
• Weekes, V. A., Tal, J. & Shackelford (1999). What Predicts Female Coital Orgasm? Poster presented at The Third Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Weekes, V. A., LeBlanc, G. J., & Shackelford, T.K., (1999). Human Female Coital Orgasm is Predicted by Her Partner's Physical Attractiveness. Paper presented as part of a symposium, "The Psychology of Human Sperm Competition" (Todd K. Shackelford, Chair), at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. University of Utah (June).
  
• Drass, E., Araujo, K., Weekes, V., LeBlanc, G., Grable, R., Nunez, D., Shackelford, T., DeKay, W. (1998). Sexual Jealousy in Later Life. Poster presented at the Second Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Rosselli, M., Araujo, K. Weekes, V., Volk, L., Palomino, J., Caracciolo, V. (1998). Aging of Language in Bilingual (Spanish/English) and Monolingual Individuals. Poster presented at the 18th National Academy of Neuropsychology (November).
  
• Shackelford, T., LeBlanc, G., Bleske, A., Grable, R., Nunez, D., & Weekes, V. (1998). The Psychological Architecture of Sperm Competition in Humans. 10th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference.  Davis, CA (July).
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1998). Neuropsychology of Bilingualism. Research Seminar in Neuropsychology (Dr. Monica Rosselli). Florida Atlantic University (January).                   
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1998). Human Female Orgasm and Mate Fluctuating Asymmetry. Research Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology (Dr. Todd Shackelford). Florida Atlantic University (March).
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1998). Influence of Serotonin and Testosterone in Aggression and Dominance: Convergence with Social Psychology. Research Seminar in Neuropsychology (Dr. Monica Rosselli). Florida Atlantic University (April).      
  
• Weekes, V.A. & Araujo, K.A. (1998). On the Incomplete Architecture of Human Ontogeny. Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology (Dr. Brett Laursen). Florida Atlantic University (September).
  
• Weekes, V., Araujo, K. Volk, L., Palomino, J., Caracciolo, V. & Rosselli, M., (1998). Aging of Language in Bilingual (Spanish/English) and Monolingual Individuals. Poster presented at the Second Annual Florida Atlantic University Psychology Fair (February).
  
• Weekes, V.A. (1997). A 10-Year Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Changes in Elderly Persons. Research  Seminar in Neuropsychology (Dr. Monica Rosselli). Florida Atlantic University (November).