Lauren Carter
Graduate Student, Social and Personality Psychology
Social Psychology of Evolutionary Cooperation, Interdependence, and Emotions (SPECIEs) Lab
Faculty Advisor: Diego Guevara Beltran
My background spans psychology and anthropology, including fieldwork in cross-cultural settings. I now study questions at the intersection of social and evolutionary psychology, with a particular interest in how ecological variation shapes cooperation and the social norms that organize relationships.
Research Interests:
- Cooperation and prosocial behavior
- Ecological and cultural influences on social behavior
- Norms and norm formation
- Social networks
Selected Publications:
- Redhead, D., Carter, L., Apo, V. C., Steglich, C., Alami, S., Kraft, T., & von Rueden, C. R. (2026). Gender, kinship, and the structure of friendship networks among Tsimane horticulturalists in lowland Bolivia. Evolution and Human Behavior.
- Kochel, K. P., Lundberg, K. B., Hilliker, A. K., & Carter, L. A. (under review). Cultivating student belonging: A collaborative, data-driven approach to intervention design. Innovative Higher Education.
Courses Taught:
TA for:
- PSY 352 - Personality (2026)
*Year listed indicates when this individual last worked in the specified course.
Updated: 10/02/26
Degrees
- B.S. Psychology, Anthropology, University of Richmond (2024)