Dr Helen Clegg

Helen is a lecturer in the division of psychology. Her teaching revolves around evolutionary and biological psychology, personality and individual differences, and quantitative research methods. Currently, she teaches first and second year undergraduates and supervises third year undergraduate dissertations.

Her doctoral work focused on psychological and evolutionary perspectives of creativity. In particular, Helen tested Geoffrey Miller's theory that art evolved through sexual selection and hence the production of artworks act as a mating display. Currently, Helen is collaborating on a project that aims to understand teenage pregnancy and motherhood from an evolutionary perspective.

Other publications

• Johns, S.E., Clegg, H.T. & Dickins, T.E. (submitted) Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood: How Might Evolutionary Theory Inform Policy? American Journal of Human Biology.
• Clegg, H., Nettle, D. & Miell, D. (submitted) Artistic and Mating Success Amongst Visual Artists. Evolutionary Psychology.
• Clegg, H., Nettle, D. & Miell, D. (2008) A Test of Miller's Aesthetic Fitness Hypothesis. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 6(2), pp. 101-115.
• Nettle, D.& Clegg, H. (2008) Personality, Mating Strategies and Mating Intelligence. In G. Geher & G. Miller (eds) Mating Intelligence. New York, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp.121-134.
• Clegg, H. (2007) Evolutionary Psychology. In D. Miell, A. Phoenix, K. Thomas (eds) Mapping psychology. (2nd edn) Milton Keynes, The Open University. pp. 105 - 165.
• Nettle, D.& Clegg, H. (2006) Schizotypy, Creativity and Mating Success in Humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 273, pp. 611-615.