Darren Burke
School of Psychology
Newcastle University
Australia
Biography
I am an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, based at the Ourimbah campus. I am an Experimental Psychologist, interested in the evolution of Visual, Spatial and Social abilities. Understanding how these various behavioural mechanisms evolved involves integrating data derived from studies in humans and non-humans and from research examining the neural, cognitive and social determinants of the abilities.
Research Interest
Evolutionary Biology, Biological Psychology , Cognitive Sciences
Publications
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Burke D, Sulikowski D. A new viewpoint on the evolution of sexually dimorphic human faces. Evolutionary Psychology. 2010 Oct 1;8(4):147470491000800404. Burke D, Nolan C, Hayward WG, Russell R, Sulikowski D. Is there an own-race preference in attractiveness?. Evolutionary Psychology. 2013 Oct 1;11(4):147470491301100410. Strutt PA, Campbell LE, Burke D. High anxiety levels are associated with divergent empathising and systemising tendencies. Cogent Psychology. 2014 Dec 31;1(1):981973.
