HR job title
- Associate Vice President for Research
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Alexander, Gerianne Professor
Positions
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems and Design, School of Architecture
- Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on the development of human sex differences in social and cognitive behavior; Hormonal influences on typical and atypical behavior across the lifespan; Reproductive endocrinology and behavior.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Alexander, G. M., John, K., Hammond, T., & Lahey, J.
(2020).
Living Up to a Name: Gender Role Behavior Varies With Forename Gender Typicality. Frontiers in Psychology.
11, 604848.
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Alexander, G. M.
(2017).
Sex Differences in Visual Pathways: A Comment on Handa and McGivern (2015). Current Eye Research.
42(4), 653-654.
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Alexander, G. M., Hawkins, L. B., Wilcox, T., & Hirshkowitz, A.
(2016).
Infants Prefer Female Body Phenotypes; Infant Girls Prefer They Have an Hourglass Shape. Frontiers in Psychology.
7(JUN), 804.
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Saenz, J., Yaugher, A., & Alexander, G. M.
(2015).
Sleep in infancy predicts gender specific social-emotional problems in toddlers. Frontiers in Pediatrics.
3, 42.
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Yaugher, A. C., & Alexander, G. M.
(2015).
Internalizing and externalizing traits predict changes in sleep efficiency in emerging adulthood: an actigraphy study. Frontiers in Psychology.
6(OCT), 1495.
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Alexander, G. M.
(2014).
Postnatal testosterone concentrations and male social development. Frontiers in Endocrinology.
5(FEB), 15.
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Wilcox, T., Stubbs, J. A., Wheeler, L., & Alexander, G. M.
(2013).
Infants' scanning of dynamic faces during the first year. Infant Behavior and Development.
36(4), 513-516.
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Saenz, J., & Alexander, G. M.
(2013).
Digit ratios (2D:4D), postnatal testosterone and eye contact in toddlers. Biological Psychology.
94(1), 106-108.
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Charles, N. E., Alexander, G. M., & Saenz, J.
(2013).
Motivational value and salience of images of infants. Evolution and Human Behavior.
34(5), 373-381.
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Saenz, J., & Alexander, G. M.
(2013).
Postnatal testosterone levels and disorder relevant behavior in the second year of life. Biological Psychology.
94(1), 152-159.
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Wilcox, T., Alexander, G. M., Wheeler, L., & Norvell, J. M
(2012).
Sex differences during visual scanning of occlusion events in infants. Developmental Psychology.
48(4), 1091-1105.
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Alexander, G. M., & Saenz, J.
(2012).
Early androgens, activity levels and toy choices of children in the second year of life. Hormones and Behavior.
62(4), 500-504.
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Alexander, G. M., & Wilcox, T.
(2012).
Sex Differences in Early Infancy. Child Development Perspectives.
6(4), 400-406.
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Alexander, G. M., & Saenz, J.
(2011).
Postnatal testosterone levels and temperament in early infancy. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
40(6), 1287-1292.
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McIntyre, M. H., & Alexander, G. M.
(2011).
Sex differences in the fingers of 3 to 5month old infants do not predict concurrent salivary testosterone levels. Early Human Development.
87(5), 349-351.
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Charles, N. E., & Alexander, G. M.
(2011).
The association between 2D:4D ratios and sociosexuality: a failure to replicate. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
40(3), 587-595.
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Alexander, G. M., Wilcox, T., & Woods, R.
(2010).
Sex Differences in Infants' Visual Interest in Toys (vol 38, pg 427, 2009). Archives of Sexual Behavior.
39(3), 816-816.
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Woods, R. J., Wilcox, T., Armstrong, J., & Alexander, G.
(2010).
Infants' representations of three-dimensional occluded objects. Infant Behavior and Development.
33(4), 663-671.
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Raz, A., Zhu, H., Yu, S., Bansal, R., Wang, Z., Alexander, G. M., Royal, J., & Peterson, B. S
(2009).
Neural substrates of self-regulatory control in children and adults with Tourette syndrome. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
54(9), 579-588.
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Evardone, M., & Alexander, G. M.
(2009).
Anxiety, sex-linked behaviors, and digit ratios (2D:4D). Archives of Sexual Behavior.
38(3), 442-455.
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Alexander, G. M., & Charles, N.
(2009).
Sex differences in adults' relative visual interest in female and male faces, toys, and play styles. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
38(3), 434-441.
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Raz, A., Packard, M. G., Alexander, G. M., Buhle, J. T., Zhu, H., Yu, S., & Peterson, B. S.
(2009).
A slice of pi : an exploratory neuroimaging study of digit encoding and retrieval in a superior memorist. Neurocase.
15(5), 361-372.
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Alexander, G. M., Wilcox, T., & Farmer, M. E.
(2009).
Hormone-behavior associations in early infancy. Hormones and Behavior.
56(5), 498-502.
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Alexander, G. M., Wilcox, T., & Woods, R.
(2009).
Sex differences in infants' visual interest in toys. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
38(3), 427-433.
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Evardone, M., Alexander, G. M., & Morey, L. C.
(2008).
Hormones and Borderline Personality Features. Personality and Individual Differences.
44(1), 278-287.
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Hines, M., & Alexander, G. M.
(2008).
Monkeys, girls, boys and toys: a confirmation Letter regarding "Sex differences in toy preferences: striking parallels between monkeys and humans". Hormones and Behavior.
54(3), 478-479.
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Alexander, G. M., & Evardone, M.
(2008).
Blocks and bodies: sex differences in a novel version of the Mental Rotations Test. Hormones and Behavior.
53(1), 177-184.
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Alexander, G. M., & Son, T.
(2007).
Androgens and eye movements in women and men during a test of mental rotation ability. Hormones and Behavior.
52(2), 197-204.
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Alexander, G. M.
(2006).
Associations among gender-linked toy preferences, spatial ability, and digit ratio: evidence from eye-tracking analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
35(6), 699-709.
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Marsh, R., Alexander, G. M., Packard, M. G., Zhu, H., & Peterson, B. S.
(2005).
Perceptual-motor skill learning in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Evidence for multiple procedural learning and memory systems. Neuropsychologia.
43(10), 1456-1465.
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Alexander, G. M.
(2005).
Memory for face locations: Emotional processing alters spatial abilities. Evolution and Human Behavior.
26(4), 352-362.
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Marsh, R., Alexander, G. M., Packard, M. G., Zhu, H., Wingard, J. C., Quackenbush, G., & Peterson, B. S.
(2004).
Habit learning in Tourette syndrome: a translational neuroscience approach to a developmental psychopathology. Archives of General Psychiatry.
61(12), 1259-1268.
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Alexander, G. M., & Peterson, B. S
(2004).
Testing the prenatal hormone hypothesis of tic-related disorders: gender identity and gender role behavior. Development and Psychopathology.
16(2), 407-420.
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Lee, K. K., Berman, N., Alexander, G. M., Hull, L., Swerdloff, R. S., & Wang, C
(2003).
A simple self-report diary for assessing psychosexual function in hypogonadal men. Journal of Andrology.
24(5), 688-698.
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Alexander, G. M.
(2003).
An evolutionary perspective of sex-typed toy preferences: pink, blue, and the brain. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
32(1), 7-14.
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Alexander, G. M., & Hines, M.
(2002).
Sex differences in response to children's toys in nonhuman primates (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). Evolution and Human Behavior.
23(6), 467-479.
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Peterson, B. S., Kane, M. J., Alexander, G. M., Lacadie, C., Skudlarski, P., Leung, H. C., May, J., & Gore, J. C.
(2002).
An event-related functional MRI study comparing interference effects in the Simon and Stroop tasks. Brain research. Cognitive brain research.
13(3), 427-440.
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Smyke, A. T., Boris, N. W., & Alexander, G. M.
(2002).
Fear of spoiling in at-risk African American mothers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
32(4), 295-307.
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Alexander, G. M., Altemus, M., Peterson, B. S., & Wexler, B. E.
(2002).
Replication of a premenstrual decrease in right-ear advantage on language-related dichotic listening tests of cerebral laterality. Neuropsychologia.
40(8), 1293-1299.
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Alexander, G. M., Packard, M. G., & Peterson, B. S.
(2002).
Sex and spatial position effects on object location memory following intentional learning of object identities. Neuropsychologia.
40(8), 1516-1522.
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Kain, Z. N., Mayes, L. C., Caldwell-Andrews, A. A., Alexander, G. M., Krivutza, D., Teague, B. A., & Wang, S.
(2002).
Sleeping characteristics of children undergoing outpatient elective surgery. Anesthesiology.
97(5), 1093-1101.
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Kain, Z. N., Sevarino, F. B., Rinder, C., Pincus, S., Alexander, G. M., Ivy, M., & Heninger, G.
(2001).
Preoperative anxiolysis and postoperative recovery in women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Anesthesiology.
94(3), 415-422.
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Alexander, G. M., & Peterson, B. S
(2001).
Sex steroids and human behavior: implications for developmental psychopathology. CNS Spectrums: the international journal of neuropsychiatric medicine.
6(1), 75-88.
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King, B. E., & Alexander, G. M
(2000).
Pain sensitivity and individual differences in self-reported sexual behavior. Journal of Comparative Psychology.
114(2), 193-199.
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Kain, Z. N., Sevarino, F., Pincus, S., Alexander, G. M., Wang, S. M., Ayoub, C., & Kosarussavadi, B.
(2000).
Attenuation of the preoperative stress response with midazolam: effects on postoperative outcomes. Anesthesiology.
93(1), 141-147.
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Kain, Z. N., Hofstadter, M. B., Mayes, L. C., Krivutza, D. M., Alexander, G., Wang, S. M., & Reznick, J. S.
(2000).
Midazolam: effects on amnesia and anxiety in children. Anesthesiology.
93(3), 676-684.
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Kain, Z. N., Sevarino, F., Alexander, G. M., Pincus, S., & Mayes, L. C.
(2000).
Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy. A repeated-measures design. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
49(6), 417-422.
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King, B. E., Packard, M. G., & Alexander, G. M.
(1999).
Affective properties of intra-medial preoptic area injections of testosterone in male rats. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS.
269(3), 149-152.
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Alexander, G. M., Swerdloff, R. S., Wang, C., Davidson, T., McDonald, V., Steiner, B., & Hines, M.
(1998).
Androgen-behavior correlations in hypogonadal men and eugonadal men. II. Cognitive abilities. Hormones and Behavior.
33(2), 85-94.
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Packard, M. G., Schroeder, J. P., & Alexander, G. M.
(1998).
Expression of testosterone conditioned place preference is blocked by peripheral or intra-accumbens injection of alpha-flupenthixol. Hormones and Behavior.
34(1), 39-47.
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Packard, M. G., Cornell, A. H., & Alexander, G. M.
(1997).
Rewarding affective properties of intra-nucleus accumbens injections of testosterone. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE.
111(1), 219-224.
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Alexander, G. M., Swerdloff, R. S., Wang, C., Davidson, T., McDonald, V., Steiner, B., & Hines, M.
(1997).
Androgen-behavior correlations in hypogonadal men and eugonadal men. I. Mood and response to auditory sexual stimuli. Hormones and Behavior.
31(2), 110-119.
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Wang, C., Eyre, D. R., Clark, R., Kleinberg, D., Newman, C., Iranmanesh, A., ... Swerdloff, R. S.
(1996).
Sublingual testosterone replacement improves muscle mass and strength, decreases bone resorption, and increases bone formation markers in hypogonadal men--a clinical research center study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
81(10), 3654-3662.
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Wang, C., Alexander, G., Berman, N., Salehian, B., Davidson, T., McDonald, V., ... Swerdloff, R. S.
(1996).
Testosterone replacement therapy improves mood in hypogonadal men--a clinical research center study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
81(10), 3578-3583.
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Packard, M. G., Kohlmaier, J. R., & Alexander, G. M.
(1996).
Posttraining intrahippocampal estradiol injections enhance spatial memory in male rats: interaction with cholinergic systems. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE.
110(3), 626-632.
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Salehian, B., Wang, C., Alexander, G., Davidson, T., McDonald, V., Berman, N., ... Swerdloff, R. S
(1995).
Pharmacokinetics, bioefficacy, and safety of sublingual testosterone cyclodextrin in hypogonadal men: comparison to testosterone enanthate--a clinical research center study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
80(12), 3567-3575.
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Alexander, G. M., Packard, M. G., & Hines, M.
(1994).
Testosterone has rewarding affective properties in male rats: implications for the biological basis of sexual motivation. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE.
108(2), 424-428.
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Alexander, G. M., & Hines, M.
(1994).
Gender labels and play styles: their relative contribution to children's selection of playmates. Child Development.
65(3), 869-879.
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Alexander, G. M., & Sherwin, B. B.
(1993).
Sex steroids, sexual behavior, and selection attention for erotic stimuli in women using oral contraceptives. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
18(2), 91-102.
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Bancroft, J., Sherwin, B. B., Alexander, G. M., Davidson, D. W., & Walker, A.
(1991).
Oral contraceptives, androgens, and the sexuality of young women: I. A comparison of sexual experience, sexual attitudes, and gender role in oral contraceptive users and nonusers. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
20(2), 105-120.
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Bancroft, J., Sherwin, B. B., Alexander, G. M., Davidson, D. W., & Walker, A.
(1991).
Oral contraceptives, androgens, and the sexuality of young women: II. The role of androgens. 20(2), 121-135.
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Alexander, G. M., & Sherwin, B. B.
(1991).
The association between testosterone, sexual arousal, and selective attention for erotic stimuli in men. Hormones and Behavior.
25(3), 367-381.
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Alexander, G. M., Sherwin, B. B., Bancroft, J., & Davidson, D. W.
(1990).
Testosterone and sexual behavior in oral contraceptive users and nonusers: a prospective study. Hormones and Behavior.
24(3), 388-402.
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Alexander, G. M., John, K., Hammond, T., & Lahey, J.
(2020).
Living Up to a Name: Gender Role Behavior Varies With Forename Gender Typicality. Frontiers in Psychology.
11, 604848.
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chapter
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Alexander, G. M.
(1999).
Androgens and Behavior in Men. Wang, C. (Eds.),
Male Reproductive Function.
(pp. 191-205).
Springer Nature.
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Alexander, G. M.
(1996).
Androgens and cognitive function. Bhasin, S., Gabelnick, H. L., Spieler, J. M., Swerdloff, R. S., Wang, C., & Kelly, C. (Eds.),
Pharmacology, Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens Current Status and Future Prospects.
(pp. 169-178).
JOhn Wiley & Sons.
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Alexander, G. M.
(1999).
Androgens and Behavior in Men. Wang, C. (Eds.),
Male Reproductive Function.
(pp. 191-205).
Springer Nature.
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conference paper
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Evardone, M., & Alexander, G. M
(2005).
Testing a prenatal androgen hypothesis of anxiety vulnerability. Hormones and Behavior.
99-99.
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Evardone, M., Alexander, G. M., & Morey, L. C.
(2005).
Testing a sex steroid hypothesis for borderline personality disorder. Hormones and Behavior.
99-99.
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Evardone, M., & Alexander, G. M
(2005).
Testing a prenatal androgen hypothesis of anxiety vulnerability. Hormones and Behavior.
99-99.
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open teaching materials
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Hammond, T., Watson, K., Brumbelow, K., Fields, S., Shryock, K., Chamberland, J., ... Herbert, B.
(2020).
A Survey to Measure the Effects of Forced Transition to 100% Online Learning on Community Sharing, Feelings of Social Isolation, Equity, Resilience, and Learning Content During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Hammond, T., Watson, K., Brumbelow, K., Fields, S., Shryock, K., Chamberland, J., ... Herbert, B.
(2020).
A Survey to Measure the Effects of Forced Transition to 100% Online Learning on Community Sharing, Feelings of Social Isolation, Equity, Resilience, and Learning Content During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Research
principal investigator on
investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- PBSI484 Field Experiences Instructor
- PBSI485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PBSI684 Profess Internship: In-ab Instructor
- PBSI685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI691 Research Instructor
- PSYC484 Field Experiences Instructor
- PSYC684 Professional Internship: In-ab Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Brown, Joshua D. (2006-08). Male body image: testosterone's response to body comparisons.
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Burch, Wendy A. (2005-11). The Draw-A-Person: group differences among individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, and normal controls.
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Charles, Nora (2009-05). Hormonal influences on sex-linked sexual attitudes.
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Charles, Nora (2012-02). Visual Attention to Reproductively Relevant Stimuli: The Role of Sex-Linked Biological and Social Factors.
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Evardone, Milagros (2007-09). Sex differences in anxiety: testing a prenatal androgen hypothesis using behavioral and physiological markers.
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Evardone, Milagros (2010-10). Time Course of Attentional Bias in Anxiety: Measuring Eye Gaze for Angry Faces in Women and Men.
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Harmon-Jones, Cindy (2011-02). The Expression of Determination: Similarities Between Anger and Approach-related Positive Affect.
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Harmon-Jones, Cindy Kay (2012-10). Does Musical Behavior Promote Affiliation?.
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Hawkins, Laura Bess (2014-04). Head, Shoulders...Waist-to-Hips? A Study on Body Shape Preference in Infancy..
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Saenz, Janet (2012-02). Biosocial Influences on Toddler Gender-Linked Behavior.
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Saenz, Janet (2014-10). Postnatal Testosterone and Autistic Traits in 4- to 7-Year-Old Children.
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Yaugher, Ashley Christine (2013-12). Ambulatory Monitoring and Psychopathy: The Sleep Study.
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Yaugher, Ashley Christine (2017-07). Risk-Taking Behaviors and Impulsivity in Emerging Adults Born Prematurely.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, McGill University - (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 1991
- B.A. in Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University - (Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada) 1984
- B.M. in Music, St. Francis Xavier University - (Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada) 1981
Contact
first name
- Gerianne
has last name
- Alexander
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Psychology
4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA
Other
- galexander@tamu.edu