PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Rebecka Kathleen Hahnel-Peeters, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Indiana State University

Rebecka Hahnel-Peeters is an evolutionary psychologist with interdisciplinary training. Her research draws on an adaptationist perspectives using both quantitative and qualitative methodology to understand women's psychological adaptations against sexual exploitation. 

Rebecka's primary research focus is women's threat management psychology, with a particular focus on context-dependent effects and individual differences. Her current work examines women's use of social allies as defenses against sexual victimization across different perpetrators (e.g., strangers compared to friends and romantic partners). She has published in scientific journals including Evolution and Human Behavior, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Personality and Individual Differences. 

Rebecka currently serves as the Feminist Evolutionary Psychology Society's Director of Research Collaboration. Her mission is to connect rising undergraduate and graduate students interested in psychological research with faculty mentors across the society. 

The EVE Lab anticipates accepting undergraduate research assistants (RAs) in Fall semesters. Interested students should email Dr. Hahnel-Peeters.

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rebecka.hahnel@indstate.edu