Jessica Calvi

Jessica L. Calvi, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor in the Salivary Bioscience Laboratory within the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory. Calvi earned her bachelor’s degrees in psychology and development and family studies at the University of North Texas (2009). She earned her master’s degree (2011) and Ph.D. (2014) in lifespan developmental psychology from Oklahoma State University.
 
Calvi’s research interests include empathy, interpersonal relationships, and social behaviors in the developmental context, with an emphasis on physiological responses to social stressors, including social evaluation and group dynamics. Her specialty is in salivary biomarkers, including cortisol, testosterone, and alpha-amylase.

Selected Articles

• Schwartz, J. A., Jessick, S., Calvi, J. L., & Granger, D. A. (2019). Co-twin relationship quality as a moderator of genetic and environmental factors on urinary cortisol levels among adult twins. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 108, 118-126, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.06.002.
• Auer, B. J., Jordan, N. M., Calvi, J. L., Schrader, D. S., & Byrd-Craven, J. (2018). Communication and social interaction anxiety enhance interleukin-1β and cortisol reactivity during high-stakes public speaking. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 94, 83-90, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.05.011.
• Calvi, J. L., Chen, F. R., Benson, V. B., Brindle, E., Bristow, M., et al. (2017). Measurement of cortisol in saliva: A comparison of measurement error within and between international academic-research laboratories. BMC Research Notes, 10(479), DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2805-4.
• Byrd-Craven, J., Calvi, J. L., & Kennison, S. M. (2016). Rapid cortisol and testosterone responses to sex-linked stressors: Implications for the Tend-and-Befriend Hypothesis. Evolutionary Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1007/s40806-016-0053-9.
• Byrd-Craven, J., Massey, A. R., Calvi, J. L., & Geary, D. C. (2015). Is systemizing a feature of the extreme male brain from an evolutionary perspective? Personality and Individual Differences, 82, 237-241. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.026.
• Calvi, J. L., & Kennison, S. M. (2013). Theories of mind. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), The encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (p. 1283). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Professional Presentations

• Hatton-Bowers, H., Calvi, J. L., Chen, F., Foged, J., Gottschalk, C., & Werth, L. (2018, September). A multidimensional perspective of the effects of a mindfulness intervention on the well-being of early childhood teachers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology.
• Kellas, J. K., Everhart, K., Storck, K., Petitte, S., Baker, J., Morgan, T., Calvi, J. L., & Soliz, J. (2018, September). Testing the effects of storytelling on cortisol reactivity and psychosocial health in assisted living facility (ALF) residents: A mixed methods approach. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology.
• Brown, C. C., Raio, C. M., Calvi, J. L., & Neta, M. (2017, April). Cortisol Responses Enhance Negative Valence Perception for Ambiguous Facial Expressions. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Affective Science, Boston, MA.
• Laeng, J. & Calvi, J. L. (2017, April). A Study of Health Behaviors and Sport Confidence in University Student-Athletes. Poster presented at the semiannual University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Fair, Lincoln, NE.
• Calvi, J. L., & Byrd-Craven, J. (2015, May). Sports Talk: An Alternative Definition of Co-Rumination in Social Relationships. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Columbia, MO.
• Byrd-Craven, J. & Calvi, J. L. (2015, May). Tend and Befriend: Do Males and Females Show Differential Physiological Responses to Social Stressors? Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Columbia, MO.
• Swearingen, C., Calvi, J. L., Morris, A. S., Criss, M., & Byrd-Craven, J. (2015, March). Adrenocortical Attunement between Parent-Adolescent Dyads from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
• Calvi, J. L., Byrd-Craven, J., Morris, A. S., Criss, M. M., Cui, L., & Smallwood, J. (2014, March). Stress System Synchrony between Parents and Adolescent Girls from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.
• Jordan, N. M., Calvi, J. L., Auer, B. J., & Byrd-Craven, J. (2013, July). Social Evaluative Threat’s Influence on the Immune Response. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Miami, FL.
• Calvi, J. L., Byrd-Craven, J., & Kennison, S. (2013, April). Are We Really So Different? Sex Differences in Empathy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Fort Worth, TX.