Martha McClintock

Martha K. McClintock
Born (1947-02-22) February 22, 1947 (age 77)
Pasadena, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Wellesley College
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
ThesisSociobiology of Reproduction in the Norway rat (1974)
Doctoral advisorNorman Adler

Martha Kent McClintock (born February 22, 1947)[1] is an American psychologist best known for her research on human pheromones and her theory of menstrual synchrony.

Her research focuses on the relationship that the environment and biology have upon sexual behaviour.[2] She is the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology at the University of Chicago and is the Founder and past Director of the Institute for Mind and Biology.[3]

  1. ^ "Martha K. McClintock: Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychologist. 38 (1): 57–60. 1983. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.38.1.57.
  2. ^ Bass, E (1996). "Martha McClintock: Of mice and women". Ms. 6 (5): 31. ProQuest 204301464.
  3. ^ "IMB Martha K. McClintock". 2004-03-14. Retrieved 2007-02-07.