Press Releases (public summaries of research)
- January 31, 2011 "Orchid Children" have Longer Childhoods when Home is Supportive - pdf
- October 4, 2010 Unpredictability: Major factor in risky sexual behavior - pdf
- August 17, 2010 University of Arizona Researcher Wins Second George A. Miller Award from American Psychological Association - pdf
- September 14, 2008 Early Exposure to Different Kinds of Fathers Alters Puberty in Daughters - pdf
- November 15, 2007 Girls will be Girls Longer when Home is Supportive: Warm parents and a stable home life often delay the onset of puberty in young women - pdf
- May 14, 2003 Absence of the biological father from the home is the single major indicator of risk for teenage pregnancy in girls - pdf
- March 24, 2000 Mothers' Depression May Induce Earlier Puberty in Daughters - pdf
- September 27, 1999 Father-daughter relationship crucial to when girls enter puberty - pdf
Web-Based Presentations
Ellis, B.J. (Nov. 2, 2009). Adolescent Risk Behaviors: The Need for an Evolutionary Analysis. Opening presentation for Community Roundtable Discussion, co-hosted by the Evolution Institute and Frances McClelland Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
http://www.viddler.com/explore/evolutioninst/videos/12/
Ellis, B.J. (Oct. 31, 2009). Thinking outside the box of mental health: An evolutionary perspective on adolescent risk behavior. Invited Presentation, Evolution Institute workshop on Adolescent Risk Behavior, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
http://www.viddler.com/explore/evolutioninst/videos/10/
Ellis, B.J. (November, 14, 2008). Children Vary in their Susceptibility to Rearing Experiences: Implications for Early Childhood Education. Invited Presentation, Evolution Institute workshop on Early Childhood Education, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/MiamiWorkshop.html#WorkshopPresentations
Ellis, B.J. (November, 8, 2007). Impact of Fathers on Daughters’ Age at Menarche: A Genetically- and Environmentally-Controlled Sibling Study. Invited Presentation, 4th annual conference of the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Cincinnati, OH. http://www.eh.uc.edu/streaming%5Fmedia/bcerc/2007/EllisBruce/