Martha McClintock
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Martha McClintock
David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology and in the College

Areas of Expertise:

  • Early onset breast cancer
  • Pheromones
  • Psychology
  • Sex: Sexual desire
  • Social isolation
Media Contact:
William Harms
(773) 702-8356
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Background:


Martha McClintock, the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology, is best known for her research on the relationship between mind, behavior and the functioning of the neural and endocrine systems. Her discoveries include the first conclusive, scientific evidence of human pheromones and their effects on the timing of ovulation.

News clippings:
Feeling isolated may increase cancer risk and severity
TIME
December 8, 2009

Stress may set off tumor development
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
October 19, 2007

Odour of breastfeeding 'arouses other women'
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
October 17, 2007

Breastfeeding smells 'put OTHER women in the mood for sex'
MAILONSUNDAY.CO.UK
October 17, 2007

Breastfeeding chemicals could boost sex drive
LONDON TIMES
October 17, 2007

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Press releases:

Isolation and stress identified as contributing to breast cancer risk
December 7, 2009

Daniel G. Freedman, 1927-2008
June 12, 2008

Breast cancer in black women may be connected to neighborhood conditions
March 14, 2008

Temperament linked to onset of cancer and early death in female rats
October 19, 2006

McClintock and colleagues find chemosignal that encourages women's sexual desire
October 6, 2004

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Chronicle articles:
Professor Emeritus Freedman was pioneer in psychology
July 17, 2008

Chemosignal produced during lactation increases sexual motivation in women
October 21, 2004

Institute for Mind, Biology researchers find fear of novelty shortens lifespan
January 8, 2004

University to lead major study on breast cancer in African-American women
September 25, 2003

Researchers discover women inherit male odor preferences through paternal genes
February 7, 2002

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