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Institution
Knox CollegeCurrent Position
Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Maine
Research Interests
 | Applied Social Psychology |
| Evolution/Genetics |
| Group Processes |
| Nonverbal Behavior |
Courses Taught
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Francis T. McAndrew
Department of Psychology
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois 61401-4999
U.S.A.
Home Page
Phone: (309) 341-7525
Email: fmcandre@knox.edu
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Frank McAndrew is the Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and a Fellow of both the Midwestern Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He is currently studying the roots of heroic behavior and the evolutionary psychology of gossip, and his work is frequently featured in popular media outlets such as Psychology Today, National Public Radio, the New York Times, and NBC's "Today Show." At Knox, he founded the environmental studies program and chaired the psychology department for a decade, and he has twice been honored with the college's highest award for distinguished teaching. On the side, Frank continues to coach wrestling, work with the McNair Scholars, and generally be engaged with the life of the college. He is particularly proud of the fact that almost 70 of his former students have gone on to complete a doctoral degree in psychology or a closely related field. CURRENT EDITORIAL BOARDS: Environment and Behavior; Journal of Environmental Psychology; Journal of Mind and Behavior
 Books:
 McAndrew, F. T. (1993). Environmental psychology. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. [Two different Chinese translations, 1996 & 2008]
Journal Articles:
- De Backer, C. J., Nelissen, M., Vyncke, P., Braeckman, J., & McAndrew, F. T. (2007). Celebrities: From teachers to friends: A test of two hypotheses on the adaptiveness of celebrity gossip. Human Nature, 18, 334-354.
- Klinesmith, J., Kasser, T., & McAndrew, F. T. (2006). Guns, testosterone, and aggression: An experimental test of a mediational hypothesis. Psychological Science, 17, 568-571.
- McAndrew, F. T. (2009). The interacting roles of testosterone and challenges to status in human male aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 14, 330-335.
- McAndrew, F. T. (2002). New evolutionary perspectives on altruism: Multilevel selection and costly signaling theories. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 79-82.
- McAndrew, F. T., Bell, E. K., & Garcia, C. M. (2007). Who do we tell, and whom do we tell on? Gossip as a strategy for status enhancement. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 1562-1577.
- McAndrew, F. T., & Garrison, A. J. (2007). Beliefs about gender differences in methods and causes of suicide. Archives of Suicide Research, 11, 271-279.
- McAndrew, F. T., King, J. C., & Honoroff, L. R. (2002). A sociobiological analysis of namesaking patterns in 322 American families. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 851-864.
- McAndrew, F. T., & Milenkovic, M. A. (2002). Of tabloids and family secrets: The evolutionary psychology of gossip. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1064-1082.
- Minervini, B. P., & McAndrew, F. T. (2006). The mating strategies and mate preferences of mail order brides. Cross-Cultural Research, 40, 111-129.
- Rybak, A., & McAndrew, F. T. (2006). How do we decide whom our friends are? Defining levels of friendship in Poland and the United States. Journal of Social Psychology, 146, 147-163.
- Stringfellow, E. L., & McAndrew, F. T. (in press). Parents’ divorce is more strongly related to the self-perceived promiscuity and drinking behavior of male than of female college students. Journal of College Student Development.
- Turner, S. L., & McAndrew, F. T. (2006). A laboratory simulation of parental investment decisions: The role of future reproductive opportunities and offspring quality in determining levels of parental investment. Evolutionary Psychology, 4, 197-207.
Other Publications:
- McAndrew, F. T. (2008, October/November). The science of gossip: Why we can't stop ourselves. Scientific American Mind Magazine, 26-33. (Cover Story)
- McAndrew, F. T. (2003). Evolution and the problem of altruism: Current and historical perspectives. In S. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research (Vol. 27, pp. 277-288). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
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