This document is a curriculum vitae for Dr. Robert King, a lecturer in applied psychology at University College Cork. It outlines his educational background, including a PhD in psychology from Birkbeck College and qualifications in teaching. It details his areas of teaching, university service, supervision of students, recent grant applications, employment history, academic service/consultancy, publications, conference presentations, and references. The CV provides a comprehensive overview of Dr. King's academic and professional experience and accomplishments in the field of psychology.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Dr. Robert King
Tel. No: (+353) 0874641200/ 021490 4515
E-Mail: r.king@ucc.ie
Qualifications
12/2007-07/ 2011 PhD in Psychology: Birkbeck College. Completed P/T.
Thesis—Investigating fertility related aspects of human magnocellular
oxytocin system.
Supervisor: Jay Belsky (BBK).
Examiners: Daniel Nettle (Newcastle) & Andrew Wells (LSE).
08/ 2005 BSc (Hons) First in Psychology--G.B.R. (Took exams as external
candidate).
09/ 2002 – 2003 Qualified Teacher Status (Q.T.S.) - Joint qualification in Mathematics and
Psychology. Middlesex University.
09/1998- 1999 Extra-Mural Certificate (Maths & Physics). Birkbeck University
09/ 1993 - 1994 M.A. Philosophy, Psychiatry & Society. Thesis on Definitions of Insanity.
Supervisor: Tim Kendall (University of Sheffield).
09/ 1989 - 1992 B.A. (Hons) 2:1 Philosophy. King’s College, University of London.
Areas of Teaching
I have taught in most areas of psychology at some point. At UCC I am co-director of the Masters
course in Mental Health, and course director of the Masters course in Evolution and Genetics and
undergraduate course in the history and philosophy of science. I teach on the social psychology,
applied clinical issues, research methods and advanced research methods courses.
University Service
I serve on the school’s research, teaching and learning, and marketing and promotion committees.
I have served on the ethics committee. At University level I serve on the grant-organising ISS21
committee. I have done guest presentations at the University level on innovative practices in
teaching and learning.
Supervision and Examining
I have supervised over a hundred final year projects and twenty Masters projects to completion
while at Heriot Watt, Birkbeck and UCC. I am currently supervising three PhD students. One of

2. these is studying the effects of pornography, one mating intelligence, and one the use of mind-
reading techniques to reveal human cognitive architecture.
I have been an external examiner for one PhD (Dr Peter Flynn, UCC)
Recent Grant Applications
1) In 2013 I was brought in to design the tools for capturing and analysing data pertaining to
psychological and physical well-being in a large project that links the world-class driving
research centre here in Cork with concerns about wellbeing, greenspaces and beneficial
ecologies. This proposal included the civil engineering and medical departments at UCC to
investigate health-related outcomes pertaining to transport and commuting. I was
responsible for designing the measures of well-being.
2) Following on from this I am Co- P.I. on R.S.A. PhD Bursary award looking into human
factors and road safety in Cork. UCC—Applied Psychology/Civil Engineering.
3) I am P.I. on E.C.H.O. proposal--€220000 for IRC research into the effectiveness of
human interactions in energy optimisation systems UCC/ CIT/Nimbus Technologies
4) Following on from this proposal I am a co-investigator on a new commercial project
(GAME4CON) involving NIMBUS technologies to incentivise and collect data on user
data in and around Cork city to help organise traffic and other resources
5) Co-investigator on R.E.A.L.M. proposal--€220000 for IRC research into dual diagnosis
prevalence and treatment in Ireland. Ethical approval has been given and data collection
has begun on the pilot study for this.
Employment Present and Past
09/2012-Present UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK
Lecturer in Applied Psychology. Co-director of Masters in Applied
Psychology (Mental Health). Module co-ordinator (genetics,
philosophy of science, advanced research methods courses). I serve
on all the internal committees and an University-level grant body
(ISS21)
05/2012- 10/2012 HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY
Teaching fellow Undergraduate and MSc. (P/T). Examiner in
Biopsychology, social psychology, and research methods.
07/ 2011-10/2012 UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
Post-doctoral research fellow (P/T)
Examiner, module leader, and sessional lecturer.
07/ 2007- 07/2012 BIRKBECK UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Sessional lecturer: Psychology advanced research methods; MSc/
PGDip (Psychology) (P/T).

3. 01/ 2009- Present LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Research Associate, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social
Sciences.
09/ 2004 – 09/ 2011 KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Head of Psychology (A-Level).
09/ 2000 - 09/ 2004 HASMONEAN HIGH SCHOOL
Head of Psychology and Maths teacher (A-level)
09/ 1994 – 09/ 2000 BLOOMSBURY COLLEGE.
Tutor in Psychology and Philosophy (A-level)
01/ 1994 – 09/ 1994 SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Philosophy tutor (FE).
09/ 1992 – 09/ 1993 TEACHER OF ENGLISH, Greece & London
Academic Service/ Consultancy
Reviewer for Human Nature, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sexual Medicine,
Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology & Sexuality, and Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.
Homepages
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hive-mind Monthly column for Psychology Today
http://lse.academia.edu/RobertKing
https://iris.ucc.ie/live/w_rms_home.show
.
Contributor to National Maritime Litter Forum, Dublin 2014, Psychology in Pubs,
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6kp7j6v and Cork Skeptics http://www.meetup.com/Cork-
Skeptics/events/222353127/
Consultant for various media e.g. Times online Sexual Survey Project 2012, Sexual Nature
exhibition: Natural History Museum 2011; TV show, How Sex Works Pioneer productions.
http://tiny.cc/c4ed0; RedFM radio Ireland 2012-2013; The Doppler Effect, WKNY science radio,
New York, 2011. http://wnyu.org/2011-10-11_dopplereffect. Irish Times and Irish Independent
Training and Inset
Summer 2007 Course in latent class analysis—advanced statistical modelling-- run
by Statistical Innovations Inc.
Summer 2008 Etch insets on course direction, student counselling, & pastoral care.

4. References
Professional: John McCarthy (Employer). Professor (Psychology) University College Cork,
Ireland. +353214904000. j.maccarthy@ucc.ie
Professional: Tom Dickins. Professor (Psychology) Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT.
+44 7812143558 t.dickins@mdx.ac.uk
Professional: Dr Marcus Appleby (Previous employer). Queen Mary & Westfield University.
E1 4NS +44 7734489634 mappleby@perimeterinstitute.ca
Supervisor: Professor Jay Belsky. Robert M. and Natalie Reid Dorn Professor. Department of
Human and Community Development. University of California, Davis. One Shields Avenue.
Davis, CA 95616. USA. Email: jbelsky@ucdavis.edu Tel. +1 530-304-8318/ +1 530-752-9945.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Murphy, R., King, R. Roberts, R., Turner, J., & Coid, J. Men’s sexual risk-taking and life history
strategy. In revision for Archives of Sexual Behavior 2015
King, R. Roberts, R., Murphy, R., Turner, J., & Coid, J. Men’s pornography use and life history
strategy. In revision for Archives of Sexual Behavior 2015
Jozifkova, E. & King, R. BDSM Practices considered as a sexual orientation. In revision for
Archives of Sexual Behavior 2015
King, R. (2015). Regiments of Monstrous Women: Female Horror Archetypes and Life History
Theory. Evolutionary Behavioral Science. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2015-00535-001/
King, R. (2015). Venus in Mammoth Furs: Evidence for Bridal Capture Ritual in Ice Age
Figurines. Mankind Quarterly Vol 55. 3. http://mankindquarterly.org/archive/paper.php?
p=773
King, R. J. (2013). Baby got back: Some Brief Observations on Obesity in Ancient Female
Figurines: Limited Support for Waist to Hip Ratio Constant as a Signal of Fertility. Journal
of Obesity and Weight Loss Therapy. 3 (159), 2.
King, R. J. (2013). Fists of Furry: At What Point did Human Fists Part Company with the Rest
of the Hominid Lineage? Commentary on Morgan and Carrier, 2013. The Journal of
experimental biology, 216 (12), 2361.
King, R., & Belsky, J. (2012). A typological approach to testing the evolutionary functions of
human female orgasm. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41(5), 1145-1160.
King, R. J., Belsky, J., Mah., K., & Binik, Y. (2011). Are There Different Types of Female
Orgasm? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 865-875.

5. Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications (Reviews)
King, R. (in press for 2015). Alice in Blunderland: A Review of Alice Dreger: Galileo’s Middle
Finger for Journal of Evolutionary Science.
King, R. & Murphy R. (2014). Gene Genie: A Review of Nicholas Wades Troublesome
Inheritance. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, (12). 153-161
King, R. (2013). Just growed stories. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 11(3), 155-157.
King, R. J. (2008). Fishing into our past: [A review of Neil Shubin’s “Your Inner Fish”: Allen
Lane, London, 2008.] In Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 365-368.
http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/ep06365368.pdf
Conference Posters & Presentations
King, R. (2015). What sort of Leash? Life History theory and Cultural Archetypes. Invited
presentation at EHBEA Helsinki
Roberts, A, Coid, J., King, R., Murphy, R., Turner, J. & Landon, J (2015). Gambling Problems,
Traumatic Life Events and the Perpetration of Violence. Conference Poster Presentation
at Toronto Conference on Addiction.
Murphy, R., King, R. Roberts, R., Turner, J., & Coid, J. (2015) Men’s sexual risk-taking and life
history strategy: Poster: Conference: Forensic and Clinical Psychology Research Group
“Let’s Talk About Sex” in Sexual Offending Research & Practice, Lincoln.
King, R. (2014). Regiments of Monstrous Women. Horror and Myth and Life History Theory.
Presentation at PSI 2014.
King, R. J. (2013) New directions in studying human female orgasm. Invited Presentation at PSI
Conference 11/2013
Dickins, T., King, R. J., Pawson, C., & Spencer, R. (2012). Riotous Behaviour: A Guide For
Governments. Invited Presentation at George Akerloff Social Behaviour Conference,
London.
Dickins, T., King, R. J., Pawson, C., & Spencer, R. (2012). Riotous Behaviour: A Guide For
Governments. Invited Presentation at EHBEA, Durham 2012 and HBES, UNM, 2012
King, R. J. (2011). Fertility implications of female orgasm. Invited presentation at Human
Behaviour & Evolution Conference, Montpelier, June 2011.

6. King. R. J. (2011). A Typological approach to understanding female sexual response. Invited
presentation at University of East London.
King, R. J. (2010). Evolutionary functions of female orgasm. Poster presentation at International
Academy of Sex Research. Prague, July 24th
-26th
.
Invited Seminars
King, R. J. (2013). Sensitive Research Topics: Challenges for Design. Keynote presentation at
PSI DTrip conference UCC.
King, R. J. (2013). Freewill and Neuroscience: A role for consciousness. Invited Seminar at
UCC Aspects of Freedom Conference. 7/3/14
King, R. J. (2010). Evolutionary functions of female orgasm: Competition presentation to Amotz
Zahavi, organised by London Evolutionary Research Network.
King, R. J. (2010). Latent Class Analysis of Medical Data. Invited Seminar at Work in Progress-
weekly seminar group for those in the behavioural science community in London.
King, R. J. (2009). Roberts@BBK-2009. Are there Different Types of Female Orgasm?
Postgraduate Prize Competition. Presentation to Birkbeck inter-disciplinary panel.
King, R. J. (2007). Is Female Orgasm a By-Product? Competition presentation to New Scientist.
In Review & Preparation
Butler, N. & King, R. J. Rampage Killers: An Evolutionary Perspective. In review for Journal of
Policing and Criminal Psychology, 2015.
King. R. J., & Belsky, J. Tracking fertility-related components of human female sexual response.
In preparation for Human Nature 2016.
King., R. J., Dempsey, M., & Valentine, K. Measuring post-orgasm backflow in humans: A new
method. In review for Journal of Sex Research, 2015.
King. R. J., & Belsky, J. Estral variations in sexual response. In preparation for Archives of
Sexual Behavior, 2016.

7. King. R. J. (2011). A Typological approach to understanding female sexual response. Invited
presentation at University of East London.
King, R. J. (2010). Evolutionary functions of female orgasm. Poster presentation at International
Academy of Sex Research. Prague, July 24th
-26th
.
Invited Seminars
King, R. J. (2013). Sensitive Research Topics: Challenges for Design. Keynote presentation at
PSI DTrip conference UCC.
King, R. J. (2013). Freewill and Neuroscience: A role for consciousness. Invited Seminar at
UCC Aspects of Freedom Conference. 7/3/14
King, R. J. (2010). Evolutionary functions of female orgasm: Competition presentation to Amotz
Zahavi, organised by London Evolutionary Research Network.
King, R. J. (2010). Latent Class Analysis of Medical Data. Invited Seminar at Work in Progress-
weekly seminar group for those in the behavioural science community in London.
King, R. J. (2009). Roberts@BBK-2009. Are there Different Types of Female Orgasm?
Postgraduate Prize Competition. Presentation to Birkbeck inter-disciplinary panel.
King, R. J. (2007). Is Female Orgasm a By-Product? Competition presentation to New Scientist.
In Review & Preparation
Butler, N. & King, R. J. Rampage Killers: An Evolutionary Perspective. In review for Journal of
Policing and Criminal Psychology, 2015.
King. R. J., & Belsky, J. Tracking fertility-related components of human female sexual response.
In preparation for Human Nature 2016.
King., R. J., Dempsey, M., & Valentine, K. Measuring post-orgasm backflow in humans: A new
method. In review for Journal of Sex Research, 2015.
King. R. J., & Belsky, J. Estral variations in sexual response. In preparation for Archives of
Sexual Behavior, 2016.