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Elizabeth Aura McClintock Ph.D.

About

Elizabeth Aura McClintock, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Notre Dame. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford and her B.A. from Princeton. She researches mating selection, gender, sexuality, older-age dating, among many other areas.

Recent Posts
The Risky Business of Parenting
What is the line between a reasonable parenting decision and one that carries unacceptable risk? The difference may depend on the parent's gender and observers’ moral evaluations.
The Gendered Double Standard of Academic Attire

Academia is a notoriously accepting of eccentric and informal attire—for men. Why are female faculty members held to a higher standard?

Academia is a notoriously accepting of eccentric and informal attire—for men. Why are female faculty members held to a higher standard?

Pumping Liquid Gold: Why Policies Emphasize Milk Over Mom

Much U.S. policy facilitates breast milk pumping instead of enabling breastfeeding directly. Redefining breastfeeding affects mothers and potentially the benefits of breastfeeding.

Much U.S. policy facilitates breast milk pumping instead of enabling breastfeeding directly. Redefining breastfeeding affects mothers and potentially the benefits of breastfeeding.

How Do New Babies Affect Parent and Sibling Relationships?

Many couples expect a new child to strengthen their union, but distress first-born children. Research suggests that these expectations are unfounded.

Many couples expect a new child to strengthen their union, but distress first-born children. Research suggests that these expectations are unfounded.

Choosing Children’s Surnames

Conventionally, women take their husband’s surname, as do any children. But as married women increasingly retain their birth surnames, how do couples decide on children’s surnames?

Conventionally, women take their husband’s surname, as do any children. But as married women increasingly retain their birth surnames, how do couples decide on children’s surnames?

Is There a "Right" Way to Birth a Child?

Discourses of childbirth are charged and contentious, ranging from "natural" to "medicalized." But what is an "ideal" birth and who has the moral authority to define it?

Discourses of childbirth are charged and contentious, ranging from "natural" to "medicalized." But what is an "ideal" birth and who has the moral authority to define it?