Biological Anthropology
Matriculated September 2017
Research Interests
Evolution of sexual strategies in humans, mating effort behavior, intersexual competition, life history, behavioral endocrinology
About
I am doing my PhD in biological anthropology in Dr. Carolyn Hodges-Simeon’s lab. Broadly, my research focuses on the evolution of mating effort behavior in humans. I am currently learning structural equation modeling and behavioral endocrinological methods to understand the individual variation in mating effort in a life history theory framework. My past research experience includes working in cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and evolutionary biology labs. I have graduated from Middle East Technical University with a B.Sc. honors in Biology (2015) and hold a M.Sc. in Neuroscience from Bilkent University (2017). For my master’s thesis, I have conducted research on the evolution of lumbar curvature and lordosis behavior in humans.
If you would like to discuss my research and/or have insight to offer, please contact me at: senveli@bu.edu — I would be more than happy to talk with you!
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Albert, G., Richardson, G. B., Arnocky, S., Senveli, Z., Hlay, J. K., & Hodges-Simeon, C. (2019). Psychometric Evaluation of the Intrasexual Competition Scale. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Lewis, D. M. G., Senveli, Z., Al-Shawaf, L., Flores, J., Forrest, M. R. L., Ranson, J., … Buss, D. M. (in press). Lordosis behavior in humans. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Albert, G., Richardson, G. B., Arnocky, S., Senveli, Z., & Hodges-Simeon, C. (in press). The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Mating Effort Questionnaire. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Senveli, Z. (2017). Behavioral Display of Lumbar Curvature in Response to the Opposite Sex. Master’s thesis, Ankara: Bilkent University.
- Lewis, D. M. G., Russell, E. M., Al-Shawaf, L., Ta, V., Senveli, Z., Ickes, W., & Buss, D. M. (2017). Why women wear high heels: Evolution, lumbar curvature, and attractiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1875.