Department Directory

April Bleske-Rechek

Degree: Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Area: Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology
Position: Associate Professor
Office: HHH 255
Phone: (715) 836-4641
Email: bleskeal@uwec.edu

Courses Taught

Psyc 271: Methods of Research in Psychology
Psyc 340/540: Theories of Personality
Psyc 372/572: Individual Differences and Behavior Genetics
Psyc 373/573: Evolutionary Psychology

Research Interests

Human mating and sexual strategies
Same- and opposite-sex friendship in young and middle adulthood
Mental abilities
Integration of evolutionary and individual differences perspectives

Recent Publications (peer reviewed)

Haselton, M. G., Mortezaie, M., Pillsworth, E. G., Bleske-Rechek, A., &
   Frederick, D. A. (2007). Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation:
   Near ovulation, women dress to impress. Hormones and Behavior, 51,
   40-45.

Bleske-Rechek, A., Zeug, N., & Webb, R. M. (2007). Discrepant performance
   on multiple-choice and short answer assessments and the relation of
   performance to general scholastic aptitude. Assessment and Evaluation in
   Higher Education, 32, 89-105.

Bleske-Rechek, A., Remiker, M. W., Swanson, M. R., & Zeug, N. M. (2006).
Women more than men attend to indicators of good character: Two
experiemental demonstrations. Evolutionary Psychology, 4, 341-354.

Bleske-Rechek, A., & Buss, D. M. (2006). Sexual strategies pursued and
mate attraction tactics deployed. Personality and Individual Differences, 40,
1299-1311.

Lubinski, D., Benbow, C. P., Webb, R. M., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2006).
Tracking exceptional human capital over two decades. Psychological Science.
194-199.

Bleske-Rechek, A., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2004). Meeting the
educational needs of special populations: Advanced Placement's role in
developing exceptional human capital. Psychological Science, 15, 217-224.

Recent Invited Talks and National Conference Presentations

Bleske-Rechek, A. (2007, September). Can (Young) Men and Women be
Just Friends? The Primacy of Human Mating in Cross-Sex Friendship.
Invited talk, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Faculty Forum.

Bleske-Rechek, A. (2007, June). Friend Matching: A Test of Genetic
Similarity Theory. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Human
Behavior and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, VA.

Baker, J. P., Remiker, M. W., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2007, June). (Male)
   Narcissists Think They’re Attractive – And They Are. Poster presented at the
   annual conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society,
    Williamsburg, VA.

Remiker, M. W., Baker, J. P., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2007, June). Similarity
   and Commitment to Partner: Predictors of Relationship Stability Over 11
   Months. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Human Behavior
   and Evolution Society, Williamsburg, VA.

Bleske-Rechek, A., Webb, R. M., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2006,
   December). Career Outcomes and Perceptions of the Advisor-Advisee
   Experience: A 10-year Follow-up of Graduate Students in Top-15 Math-
   Science Programs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the
   International Society for Intelligence Research, San Francisco, CA.

Bleske-Rechek, A. (2006, November). Opposite-Sex Friendship in Young
Adulthood: The Primacy of Human Mating. Invited colloquium, University
of Missouri-Rolla.

Bleske-Rechek, A., Matteson, L. K., Gragg, B. I., & Stocco, C. S. (2006,
   June). Deception in Young Adult Opposite-Sex Friendship. Paper presented
   at the annual conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society,
   Philadelphia, PA.

Matteson, L. K., Gragg, B. I., Stocco, C. S. (2006, June). Getting Both Sides
   of the Story: Sexual Attraction and Sexual Events Between Opposite-Sex
   Friends. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Human Behavior
   and Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Preder, S. M., Fasteland, K. A., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2006, June). Agreement
   and Assortment in Same-Sex Friendship: Why Sexual Strategy Matters.
   Poster presented at the annual conference of the Human Behavior and
   Evolution Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Remiker, M. W., Baker, J. P., & Bleske-Rechek, A. (2006, June). Assortment
   Among Dating Couples: Further Evidence Against Convergence. Poster
   presented at the annual conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution
   Society, Philadelphia, PA.