My work concerns the psychology of enduring coalitions, newcomers, and hazing. I am interested in how aspects of human psychology may be designed to solve the adaptive problems associated with long-term cooperative alliances. I also study common newcomer-directed behaviors such as formal and informal initiations.

Enduring Coalitions

Cimino, A. & Delton, A. W. (2010). On the perception of newcomers: Toward an evolved psychology of intergenerational coalitions. Human Nature, 21, 186-202.

Delton, A. W. & Cimino, A. (2010). Exploring the evolved concept of NEWCOMER: Experimental tests of a cognitive model. Evolutionary Psychology, 8, 317-335.

Hazing and Initiations

Cimino, A. (in press). The evolution of hazing: Motivational mechanisms and the abuse of newcomers. Journal of Cognition and Culture.

Cimino, A. (2010b). Fraternity hazing and the process of planned failure. Manuscript under review.