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Kelly Arbeau, PhD

@karbeau.bsky.social
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Associate psych prof, health psychology researcher. BA(UNBSJ), PhD(Alberta). Maritimer on the West Coast.

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 25/05/2026
We covered a lot of ground in this conversation. From my secret chili ingredient to how to spot democratic erosion to what it means to be Albertan these days. A big thank you to the three Harmonious Gentlemen for having me on their pod. substack.com/@harmoniousg...
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Don’t Drink the Sand: Combating Democratic Backsliding in Alberta with Dr. Jared Wesley
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Kelly Arbeau, PhD @karbeau.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
@benjamin_zubaly did an interview with @PsyPost about our recent paper in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences: www.psypost.org/religiosity-...
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Religiosity may function as a mating strategy shaped by disease avoidance psychology
Researchers have uncovered evidence that links disease-avoidance motives to religiosity. Rather than tradition or ethnocentrism, the findings point to sexual conservatism—specifically, a preference fo...
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Benjamin Zubaly @bzubaly.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
New paper out in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences! We find evidence that disgust sensitivity leads to religiosity through monogamous sexual attitudes. Calibrated mating goals might functionally shape belief. w/ @karbeau.bsky.social & Jaime Palmer-Hague Link to publisher and PDF below!
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Kelly Arbeau, PhD @karbeau.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A small story for a Monday night: A group of students in my History of Psych class devised a game of musical chairs to illustrate the concept of survival of the fittest. The prize was a box of Kinder eggs…representing the successful reproduction of those fittest.
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Kelly Arbeau, PhD @karbeau.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Pleased and proud to share that recent honours student Ben has just accepted an offer to do a PhD in evo psych at Michigan. Appropriately, he is in Denver this weekend presenting his research at SPSP.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 18/11/2024
I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily
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Kelly Arbeau, PhD @karbeau.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A small introduction: I am an associate professor, a health psychologist, an eclectic, and a university teacher. Manuscripts currently under review used experimental, correlational, and qualitative designs, respectively, because it’s more fun that way. Also a kayaker, ballroom dancer, & night owl.
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