Dr. David M. Buss received his Ph.D. in 1981 from UC Berkeley. He served on the faculties of the University of Michigan and Harvard University before accepting a professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught since 1996. Dr. Buss received the APA G. Stanley Hall Award in 1990, the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in 1988, and the APA Distinguished Scientist Lecturer Award in 2001. David has authored more than 250 scientific publications and has also written numerous articles. He lectures widely throughout the United States and abroad and has extensive cross-cultural research collaborations. Dr. David M. Buss greatly enjoys teaching, and in 2001 he won the President’s Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Texas.