Andrea L. Meltzer is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University. She is known for her work integrating relationship science and evolutionary psychology to examine the dynamics of established relationships and factors of marital satisfaction.
Education and career Meltzer received her B.A. from Appalachian State University in 2004 and her M.A. from Western Carolina University in 2006. Meltzer earned her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in 2012. She was on the faculty of Southern Methodist University until 2015 when she moved to Florida State University. As of 2025, Meltzer is an associate professor at Florida State University.
Research Meltzer's research focuses on the intersection of relationship science and evolutionary psychology, particularly in intimate and long-term relationships. She employs longitudinal studies and multi-method assessments to explore relationship cognitions, emotions, and behaviors. Meltzer's work examines factors of relationship satisfaction, including sex differences, body image, individual differences, and hormonal cycles. Meltzer studies sociosexuality and infidelity in committed relationships and worked in the field of close relationships by quantifying the "sexual afterglow" effect.
Honors and awards In 2017 Meltzer received the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science.
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