Robin S. S. Kramer

Address:

School of Psychology

Adeilad Brigantia
Bangor University
Gwynedd LL57 2AS
United Kingdom
Room: Lloyd Building 009

Telephone:

+44 (0) 1248 38 8581
Email: psp837 (at) bangor.ac.uk

Education:

2008-present PhD in Psychology, Bangor University
2004-2005 MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, Sussex University
2000-2003 BA in Experimental Psychology, Oxford University

Current Research:

My research falls under evolutionary psychology, specifically focusing on signalling. I am investigating what information we can perceive about others from their faces and the way that they walk.

Teaching Assistant:

Research Foundations
Research Skills in Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology

Publications:

Kramer, R. S. S., & Ward, R. (2010). Internal facial features are signals of personality and health. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Advance online publication. [PDF]

Kramer, R., & Ward, R. (2010). Looking healthy may win you elections. PsyPAG Quarterly, 75, 12-16. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. S., Arend, I., & Ward, R. (2010). Perceived health from biological motion predicts voting behaviour. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 63, 625-632. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. (2008). Three-dimensional ant nest excavation using stigmergic rules. In B. Hardy-Vallée & N. Payette (Eds.), Beyond the Brain: Embodied, Situated and Distributed Cognition (pp. 141-157). Newcastle, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. S., & Parkinson, B. (2005). Generalization of mere exposure to faces viewed from different horizontal angles. Social Cognition, 23, 125-136. [PDF]

Presentations:

Kramer, R. S. S. (2010, July). Personality and health from the two sides of the face. Paper presented at the 25th Annual PsyPAG Conference, Sheffield, England.

Kramer, R. S. S., & Ward, R. (2010, May). Observer effects on gait: How minimal social contexts change walking and perceptions of walkers. Poster session presented at the Vision Sciences Society 10th Annual Meeting, Naples, FL. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. S., & Ward, R. (2010, March). Signalling personality and health: Accurate perception from both full faces and internal features. Poster session presented at the European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association Conference, Wroclaw, Poland. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. S. (2009, July). I see who you are: Health and personality from the face. In R. S. S. Kramer (Chair), Evolutionary Psychology. Symposium conducted at the 24th Annual PsyPAG Conference, Cardiff, Wales.

Kramer, R. S. S. (2009, June). The politics of motion: Predicting voting from health signals. Paper presented at Truth and Lies: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, Bangor, Wales.

Kramer, R. S. S., Arend, I., & Ward, R. (2009, April). Perceived health from biological motion predicts voting behaviour. Poster session presented at the European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland. [PDF]

Kramer, R. S. S. (2006, August). Three-dimensional ant nest excavation using stigmergic rules. Paper presented at Cognitio 2006 - Beyond the Brain: Embodied, Situated and Distributed Cognition, Montréal, Canada.

Kramer, R. S. S. (2006, June). Modeling environment excavation: Subterranean ant nests through stigmergic rules. In P. M. Todd (Chair), Modeling Environment Construction. Symposium conducted at Artificial Life X: The Tenth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems, Bloomington, IN.

Press Coverage:

My research on the perceived health of politicians influencing voting led to numerous online reports, as well as:

Radio:
  Interview on Science Café (BBC Wales; 25/4/10) [MP3]
  Interview on The Paul Franks Show (BBC West Midlands; 15/4/10) [MP3]
  Live interview on Good Evening Wales (BBC Wales; 9/3/10) [MP3]
Television:
  Research discussed on Daily Planet (Discovery Channel; 10/3/10)
  Research discussed on The Andrew Marr Show (BBC One; 7/3/10)
Newspaper:
  Williamson, D. (2010, March 12). A healthy majority prefer to see politicians on the run. Western Mail, p. 7. [PDF]
  Trewyn, H. (2010, March 9). Picture of health could swing poll. Daily Post, p. 6. [PDF]
  Parkhouse, S., & Leach, B. (2010, March 7). Voters might not stick with Gordon. The Sunday Telegraph, p. 4. [PDF]

Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Personal Webpage [Link]