Dr. Jaimie Krems
Dr. Jaimie Arona Krems is an Associate Professor of Psychology at UCLA and the Co-founder/Director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research, the first academic hub dedicated to decoding—and strengthening—human friendship. Leveraging her multi-disciplinary background in evolutionary anthropology, cognitive science, and behavioral ecology, Krems takes a computational approach to mapping how our minds "do" friendship—illuminating what this means for health, politics, and culture. Her work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, been supported by the National Science Foundation, and is discussed in outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, and the National Journal.