Sierra joined the ACR Lab in 2019 and is currently completing her sixth year as a doctoral student in the Social Psychology program. Broadly, she is interested in drawing from social and evolutionary perspectives to explore how long-term romantic relationships begin, develop, and dissolve. Specifically, her program of research examines how various individual difference factors that both couple members bring into their relationships (e.g., mate preferences, attachment) influence their relationship processes and outcomes (e.g., infidelity, satisfaction, and stability). In her free time, Sierra enjoys hiking and spending time with her kitty.
Publications
Peters, S. D., Maner, J. K., & Meltzer, A. L. (accepted). Sexual desire is not partner specific: Evidence for a positive association between desire for one’s romantic partner and desire for alternative partners. Human Nature.
Peters, S. D., Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2024). Own and partner attachment insecurity interact to predict marital satisfaction and dissolution. Social Psychological and Personality Science, OnlineFirst.
Hendrickson, J., Peters, S. D., Juliana E. French, & Maner, J. K. (2024). Distinct individual differences in motivations for pair-bonding and sexual behavior: Implications for close relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 230, 1-7.
Peters, S. D., & Meltzer, A. L. (2023). Sex differences: Emotional vs. sexual infidelity. In T. Shackelford & G. Vance (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer Nature.
French, J. E., Peters, S. D., Breedin, O. W., Altgelt, E. E., & Meltzer, A. L. (2023). Shifts in partner attractiveness. In T. Shackelford (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology (Vol. 3). Cambridge University Press.
Paitel, E. R., Peters, S. D., Lobermeier, M., & Lopez, R. A. (2022). Age-related no-go P300 amplitudes are moderated by exposure to early-life stress. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 180, 1-9.
Peters, S. D. & Meltzer, A. L. (2021). Newlywed couples’ own and partner sexual disgust sensitivities interact to predict their marital satisfaction through their sexual satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(6), 2563-2577.
Lobermeier, M. & Peters, S. (2020). Behavioral and ERP measures of response initiation and response inhibition among high and low sensation seekers. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 25, 65–76.
Cowell, R. A., Paitel, E. R., & Peters, S. (2019). The context of caution: An examination of age, social context, and sex on measures of inhibitory control and risky decision-making. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 90, 84–103.
Peters, S. & Salzsieder, H. (2018). What makes you swipe right? Gender similarity in interpersonal attraction in a simulated online dating context. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 23, 320–329.