Steven J. Stanton, Ph.D. - Duke University

Steven J. Stanton, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Updated 5-3-11
Duke University
B203 LSRC Building, Research Dr.
Box 90999
Durham, NC 27708‐0999
steven.stanton@duke.edu, 734‐276‐0797
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Education:
2008 Ph.D. Psychology University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Dissertation Committee: O. Schultheiss (dissertation chair), T. Lee, K. Berridge, & B. Strassmann
2006 M.S. Psychology University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Thesis Advisors: O. Schultheiss & D. Winter
2002 B.A. Psychology and Economics University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Honors Thesis Advisor: W. McKeachie
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Positions:
2008‐present Postdoctoral Fellow Duke University –
Mentors: K. LaBar and S. Huettel Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
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Awards and Honors:
2010 – Young Investigator Award – Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
2008 – Outstanding Research Award – Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2008 – McClelland Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
2008 – Nominated for the 2008 Outstanding Dissertation Award – University of Michigan
2007 – Young Investigator Award – International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology
2007, 2006 – Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Honor Roll
2007, 2006, 2005 – Rackham Graduate Travel Awards
2002 – James B. Angell Scholar ‐ University of Michigan
2001 – University Honors – University of Michigan
2000 – Class Honors – University of Michigan
1998‐2002 – State of Michigan Undergraduate Scholarship
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Publications:
2011 & In Press
Stanton, S. J., Mullette‐Gillman, O. A., McLaurin, R. E., Kuhn, C. M., LaBar, K. S., Platt, M. L., &
Huettel, S. A. (2011). Low and high testosterone individuals exhibit decreased aversion
to economic risk. Psychological Science, 22, 447‐453.
Stanton, S. J. (2011). The essential implications of gender in human behavioral endocrinology
studies. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 5:9. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00009.
Stanton, S. J., Liening, S. H., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2011). Testosterone is positively associated
with risk‐taking in the Iowa Gambling Task. Hormones and Behavior, 59, 252‐256.
Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2011; in press). Testosterone and power. In Dowding, K. M.
(Ed.), Encyclopedia of Power. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
2010
Stanton, S. J., LaBar, K. S., Saini, E. K., Kuhn, C. M., & Beehner, J. C. (2010). Stressful politics:
Voters’ cortisol responses to the outcome of the 2008 United States Presidential
election. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35, 768‐774.
Stanton, S. J., Hall, J. L., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2010). Properties of motive‐specific incentives. In
O. C. Schultheiss & Brunstein, J. C. (Eds.), Implicit Motives (pp. 245‐277). New York:
Cambridge University Press.
Edelstein, R. S., Stanton, S. J., Henderson, M., M. & Sanders, M. R. (2010). Endogenous estradiol
levels are associated with attachment avoidance and implicit intimacy motivation.
Hormones and Behavior, 57, 230‐236.
Liening, S. H., Stanton, S. J., Saini, E. K., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2010). Salivary testosterone,
cortisol, and progesterone: two‐week stability, interhormone correlations, and effects
of time of day, menstrual cycle, and oral contraceptive use on steroid hormone levels.
Physiology and Behavior, 99, 8‐16.
Hall, J. L., Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2010). Biopsychological and neural processes of
implicit motivation. In O. C. Schultheiss & Brunstein, J. C. (Eds.), Implicit Motives (pp.
279‐307. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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Stanton, S. J., Beehner, J. C., Saini, E. K., Kuhn, C. M., & LaBar, K. S. (2009). Dominance, politics,
and physiology: Voters’ testosterone changes on the night of the 2008 United States
Presidential election. PLoS ONE 4(10): e7543. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007543
Stanton, S. J, & Edelstein, R. S. (2009). The physiology of women’s implicit power motive:
Implicit power motivation is positively associated with estradiol levels in women.
Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 1109‐1113.
Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2009). The hormonal correlates of implicit power
motivation. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 942‐949.
Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Schultheiss, O. C., (2009). Endogenous testosterone
levels predict amygdala response to dominance signals in men. Biological Psychology,
81, 118‐122.
Schultheiss, O. C., & Stanton, S. J. (2009). Assessment of salivary hormones. In Harmon‐Jones,
E & Beer, J. (Eds.), Methods in the neurobiology of social and personality psychology (pp.
17‐ 44). New York, NY: Guilford.
2008
Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Stanton, S. J., Meier, E. A., & Reuter‐Lorenz, P.
(2008). Effects of implicit motives on brain activation in response to facial expressions of
emotion: An fMRI investigation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 3, 333‐343.
2007
Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Basal and dynamic associations between implicit
power motivation and estradiol in women. Hormones and Behavior, 52(5), 571‐580.
2004
Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., & Stanton, S. J. (2004). Effects of affiliation and power
motivation arousal on salivary progesterone and testosterone. Hormones and Behavior,
46(5), 592‐599.
Manuscripts submitted for publication:
Rösch, A. G., Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (submitted). Valence and arousal ratings of
facial expressions of emotion: Effects of viewers’ implicit motives and gender.
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Stanton, S. J., Reeck, C. L. C., Huettel, S. A., & LaBar, K. S. (submitted). How your mood can
change your mind: Incidental affect imparts long‐term changes in economic decision
making.
Stanton, S. J., Mullette‐Gillman, O. A., Huettel, S. A. (submitted). Circannual variation of salivary
testosterone in men, normally‐cycling women, and women using hormonal
contraceptives.
Wood, R. I., & Stanton, S. J. (submitted). Testosterone in sport: current cases.
Manuscripts in preparation:
Stanton, S. J. (in preparation). The neuroendocrinology of dominance in humans.
Paul, N., Stanton, S.J., Greenson, J. , Smoski, M., Wang, L. (in preparation). Psychological and
neural mechanisms of non‐reactivity in preventing stress.
Rosenthal, M.Z., Bagwell, J., Brady, R., LaBar, K.S., Zielinski, D., Thompson, H., Stanton, S. J.,
Kim, K. (in preparation). Preliminary validation of a fully immersive virtual home
environment as a platform for measurement of emotional reactivity and regulation.
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Invited conference talks and lectures:
Stanton, S. J., LaBar, K. S., & Huettel, S. A. (2011). Testosterone’s relationship with politics and
economics: social and personality psychology perspectives. Invited talk presented at the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference: San Antonio, TX.
Stanton, S. J., (2011). Neuroendocrine markers of social dominance and risky decision making in
humans. Invited talk presented at the Social Psychology Colloquium: University of
Virginia, Charlottesville.
Stanton, S. J. (2011). Neuroendocrine markers of social dominance and risky decision making in
humans. Invited talk presented at the Emerging themes in Social Neuroscience series:
Duke University.
Stanton, S. J., Schultheiss, O. C., & LaBar, K. S. (2010). Sexually‐dimorphic relationships between
steroids and dominance in humans: Evidence from politics, neuroimaging, and
dominance competition. Invited talk presented at the Young Investigator Award
Symposium at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Conference: Toronto, CA.
Stanton, S. J. (2010). Is estrogen the biological correlate of power motivation in women? Invited
talk presented at the Society for the Study of Motivation Conference: Boston, MA.
Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2009). Hormones and power motivation in women: the role
of estrogen. Invited talk presented at the Outstanding Research Award symposium of
the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference: Tampa, FL.
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Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2008). Basal and dynamic associations between implicit
power motivation and estradiol in women. Invited talk presented at the Social
Endocrinology symposium of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Conference: Albuquerque, NM.
Stanton, S. J. (2008). Testosterone. Invited talk presented in “The Psychology of Masculinity”:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Stanton, S. J. (2007). Brain activation in response to facial expressions of anger: the role of
testosterone. Invited talk presented at the Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience
colloquium: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Effects
of testosterone and cortisol on brain activation in response to facial expressions of
anger: An fMRI investigation. Invited talk presented at the Young Investigator
Symposium of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference:
Madison, Wisconsin.
Stanton, S. J. (2006). Implicit Sexual Motivation: Measure development with behavioral and
physiological validation. Invited talk presented at the Personality and Social Context
Colloquium: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Stanton, S. J. (2005). Effects of gonadal steroids and implicit motives on Pavlovian
conditioning with facial expressions of emotion in humans. Invited talk presented at the
Biopsychology Colloquium: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor.
Stanton, S. J. (2002). Human Motivation. Invited talk presented in “Honors Introduction to
Psychology”: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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Conference poster presentations:
Stanton, S. J., Reeck, C. L. C. Huettel, S. A., & LaBar, K. S. (2010). How your mood can change
your mind: Incidental affect imparts long‐term changes in economic decision making.
Poster to be presented at the Social and Affective Neuroscience conference, Chicago, IL.
Stanton, S. J., Mullette‐Gillman, O. A., McLaurin, R. E., Kuhn, C. M., LaBar, K. S., Platt, M. L., &
Huettel, S. A. (2010). Endogenous testosterone has an inverted‐U relationship with
financial risk preferences in both men and women. Poster to be presented at the Society
for Neuroscience conference, San Diego, CA.
Stanton, S. J., Beehner, J. C., Saini, E. K., Kuhn, C. M., & LaBar, K. S. (2009). Do politics get your
hormones going? Voters’ testosterone and cortisol responses to the outcome of the 2008
United States Presidential election. Poster presented at the Social and Affective
Neuroscience conference, New York, NY.
Stanton, S. J., Beehner, J. C., Saini, E. K., Kuhn, C. M., & LaBar, K. S. (2009). Do politics get your
hormones going? Voters’ testosterone and cortisol responses to the outcome of the 2008
United States Presidential election. Poster presented at the annual conference for
Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Stanton, S. J., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2008) Basal and dynamic associations between implicit
power motivation and estradiol in women. Poster presented at the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
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Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Effects
of testosterone and cortisol on brain activation in response to facial expressions of
anger: An fMRI investigation. Poster presented at the International Society for
Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference: Madison, Wisconsin.
Hall, J. L., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., &
Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Implicit motivation in the brain: The role of implicit power
motivation on neural responses to angry facial expressions. Talk presented at the annual
convention of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.
Hall, J. L., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., &
Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Individual differences in implicit motivation: Do
power and affiliation motives differentially influence responses to facial
expressions of emotion. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Hall, J. L., Stanton, S. J., Waugh, C. E., Wirth, M. M., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., &
Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Cross‐cutting perspectives on motivation: The use of
theories and methods from cognitive neuroscience to investigate implicit power
and affiliation motivation. Poster presented at the annual convention of the
Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Hall, J. L., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., &
Schultheiss, O. C. (2007). Implicit power and affiliation motivation differentially
predict neural activation to angry facial expressions in reward and motivational
brain regions. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Cognitive Neuroscience
Society, New York, NY.
Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C. (2006). Effects of perceivers’ implicit power
motivation on attentional orienting to Pavlovian conditioned cues of anger and joy.
Poster presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology conference: Palm
Springs, CA.
Wirth, M. M., Stanton, S. J., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. (2006). Brain
activation in response to facial signals of dominance and submission: The role of implicit
power motivation. Poster presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology
conference: Palm Springs, CA.
Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. (2006). Brain
activation in response to facial expressions of anger: The role of testosterone. Poster
presented at the Conference for the International Society for
Psychoneuroendocrinology: Leiden, The Netherlands.
Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2003). Implicit motives modulate
attentional orienting to facial expressions of emotion presented sub‐ and supraliminally.
Poster presented at the Kyoto University International Symposium on Self, Cognition,
and Emotion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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Published Conference Proceedings:
Hall, J. L., Waugh, C. E., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C.
(2007). Implicit motivation in the brain: The role of implicit power and affiliation
motivation on neural responses to angry facial expressions. Psychophysiology, 44, S18.
Hall, J. L., Waugh, C. E., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Reuter‐Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C.
(2007). Implicit motivation in the brain: The role of implicit power and affiliation
motivation on neural responses to angry facial expressions of emotion.
Psychophysiology, 44, S45
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Research Grants:
2009 – Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (Co‐Investigator): “Interoception and the development
of self‐regulation in adolescence” (Direct Costs: $100,000)
2008 – McClelland Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PI): “An investigation of the
biological correlates of implicit power motivation” (R80 ‐ Direct Costs: $17,000)
2007 – Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship ‐ $25,800
2007 – Rackham Graduate Research Grant ‐ $3,000
2007 – University of Michigan Psychology Dissertation Research Grant ‐ $1,000
2006 – Walter M. Pillsbury Research Grant ‐ $1,000
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Teaching Experience:
At the University of Michigan: 8 semesters of teaching experience
Courses Taught as Graduate Student Instructor:
Psychology 111: Introduction to Psychology
Psychology 114: Honors Introduction to Psychology
Psychology 230: Introduction to Biopsychology
Psychology 442: Perception, Science, and Reality
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Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Grants:
National Science Foundation
Journals:
Biological Psychology, Evolution and Human Behavior, Hormones and Behavior, Journal of
Research in Personality, Motivation and Emotion, Neuropsychobiology, Psychological Science,
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Stress
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Professional Memberships (current and past):
International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology
Social and Affective Neuroscience Society
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
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Selected Media Coverage of Research:
Television and Radio:
CNN, April 30, 2011. “Your money and your brain”,
http://ondemand.duke.edu/video/27750/how‐your‐mind‐processes‐invest
AAAS Science Update, November 9, 2009. “Election Testosterone”,
http://www.scienceupdate.com/2009/11/election‐testosterone/
National Public Radio, October, 28, 2009. “Testing Testosterone”,
http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/sot1028b09.mp3/view
Canadian Broadcasting Centre, October 21, 2009.
http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/asithappens/20091021‐aih‐2.wmv
Print:
New Scientist, March 24, 2011. “Low testosterone linked with financial risk‐taking”,
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20928044.300‐low‐testosterone‐linked‐with‐financial‐
risktaking.html
Scientific American, October 23, 2009. “Jock the Vote: Election outcomes affect testosterone
levels in men”, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=vote‐election‐testosterone
Science Daily, May 23, 2008. “Estrogen fuels female need for power and control”,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522075940.htm.
Reuters, April 30, 2008. “Is estrogen testosterone for women?”,
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN3055122720080501.
MSNBC, April 30, 2008. “Estrogen fuels competitive drive in women”,
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24395334/.
Telegraph, July 28, 2004. “Weepie or action movie? It’s in the hormones, says study”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1468061/Weepie‐or‐action‐
movie‐It%27s‐in‐the‐hormones%2C‐says‐study.html.
WebMD, July 23, 2004. “Movies make hormones surge or fade”. http://www.webmd.com/sex‐
relationships/news/20040723/movies‐make‐hormones‐surge‐fade.
Science Daily, July 23, 2004. “Movies can raise or lower hormone levels”.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/07/040722085905.htm.
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