Mr Ed Morrison
Biography
I am interested in evolutionary approaches to behaviour, am a member of the Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology. My research focuses on human mate choice, especially movement and facial attractiveness. Before joining Portsmouth, I completed my PhD at the University of Bristol on the topic of improving ecological validity in facial attractiveness research. I previously worked for three years in the scientific and medical publishing industry. Before that, I completed an MSc in Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool, and a BA in Natural Sciences (zoology) at the University of Cambridge.
Research interests
I am interested in evolutionary approaches to behaviour. My research focuses on human mate choice, especially facial attractiveness. Most research into facial attractiveness has relied on static stimuli such as photographs, and I am interested in the role of motion in attractiveness. I use motion-capture techniques isolate dynamic information, and morphing techniques to manipulate facial shape in videos. I am also interested in other aspects of human mating such as mate search, the process of finding suitable mates.
Research outputs
2025
Shape of you: eye-tracking and social perceptions of the human body
Morrison, E., Lanigan, M.
14 Jun 2025, In: Behavioral Sciences. 15, 6, 17p., 817
Research output: Article
Chemosensory cues modulate women's jealousy responses to vocal femininity
Han, C., Lei, X., Wei, R., Nan, Y., Gan, J., Morrison, E. R., Wu, Y.
13 Jan 2025, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior, 8p.
Research output: Article
Complications and consistency: investigating the Asymmetric Information Management ‘AIM’ technique with follow-up statements
Porter, C., Morrison, E., Harvey, A., Taylor, R.
1 Jan 2025, In: Psychology, Crime & Law. 31, 1, p. 41-63
Research output: Article
2024
Impaired face symmetry detection under alcohol, but no “beer goggles” effect
Harvey, A., White, C., Madelin, K., Morrison, E.
1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Psychopharmacology. 38, 3, p. 268 - 279
Research output: Article
2022
The autumn years: age differences in preferences for sexually dimorphic faces
Han, C., Li, X., Chen, X., Lei, X., Liao, C., Zhang, L., Li, B., Peng, X., Morrison, E. R.
1 Aug 2022, In: Archives of Sexual Behaviour. 51, 9p.
Research output: Article
2021
Age differences in preferences for body physique
Han, C., Lei, X., Yan, P., Li, X., Morrison, E. R.
1 Oct 2021, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 181, 8p., 111033
Research output: Article
2020
Single dose testosterone administration increases men’s facial femininity preference in a Chinese population
Han, C., Zhang, Y., Lei, X., Li, X., Morrison, E. R., Wu, Y.
1 May 2020, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 115, 104630
Research output: Article
Lie-detection by strategy manipulation: developing an Asymmetric Information Management (AIM) technique
Porter, C. N., Morrison, E., Fitzgerald, R. J., Taylor, R., Harvey, A. C.
20 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Research output: Article
Alcohol and disgust: an intimate relationship
Stafford, L., Sekulla, A. P., Morrison, E., Fleischman, D., Harvey, A.
1 Jan 2020, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 206, 107780
Research output: Article