Assistant Professor, Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ph.D. Washington University
Area: Biopsychology

Contact Information

Email: thore@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 3014 East Hall
Psychology Phone: 734-615-3744

Research and Teaching Interests

I am interested in social behavior and social cognition from an evolutionary perspective. My research on social cognition in primates focuses on the knowledge that underlies complex social interactions. I am also interested in the functional and adaptive nature of vocal communication. Much of my current research addresses sexual selection and signaling in primates, looking at the relationships between hormones, status, and signals.

 

Representative Publications

• Bergman, T. J., Beehner, J. C., Cheney, D. L. & Seyfarth, R. M. 2003. Hierarchical classification by rank and kinship in baboons. Science, 302, 1234-1236.
• Bergman, T. J., Beehner, J. C., Cheney, D. L., Seyfarth, R. M. & Whitten, P. L. 2005. Correlates of stress in free-ranging male chacma baboons, Papio hamadryas ursinus. Animal Behaviour, 70, 703-713.
• Seyfarth, R., Cheney, D. & Bergman, T. 2005. Primate social cognition and the origins of language. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9, 264-266.
• Beehner, J. C., Bergman, T. J., Cheney, D. L., Seyfarth, R. M. & Whitten, P. L. 2006. Testosterone predicts future dominance rank and mating activity among male chacma baboons. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59, 469-479.
• Bergman, T. J., Beehner, J. C., Cheney, D. L. & Seyfarth, R. M. 2006. Interactions in male baboons: the importance of both males' testosterone. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59, 480-489.

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