Jessica Hehman Ph.D.

Jessica Hehman’s areas of expertise are developmental and evolutionary psychology. Her past research interests have included studying memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, investigating theory of mind across the lifespan, and developing a biosocial-cognitive model of ageism. Her work on ageism has involved identifying individual differences and contextual factors that lead some older adults to be more vulnerable to the challenges of aging than others; and investigating factors that predict and mitigate ageist attitudes across the lifespan in order to foster more positive life outcomes for older adults.

Additional research interests include examining developmental predictors for a wide range of behaviors and perceptions, including casual sexual behavior (and its consequences), and sibling conflict versus cooperation.

• Ph.D., developmental and evolutionary psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
• B.S., psychology, Northern Kentucky University

• Professor, University of Redlands
• Associate professor, University of Redlands
• Assistant professor, University of Redlands
• Instructor, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Teaching assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara