Daniel Conroy-Beam(link is external), a professor in the UC Santa Barbara Department of Psychology & Brain Sciences, has received the 2022-23 Harold J. Plous Award.

One of the university’s most prestigious faculty honors, the Plous is given annually to “an assistant professor or instructor in the humanities, social sciences or natural sciences who has demonstrated outstanding performance or promise of performance as measured by intellectual and creative contributions to the college community.” It is presented by the College of Letters and Science in honor of the memory of Harold J. Plous, an assistant professor of economics.

“I congratulate Dan Conroy-Beam on receiving this distinctive honor, the highest award given to a young professor at UC Santa Barbara,” said Pierre Wiltzius, dean of mathematical, life and physical sciences. “Dan’s work in the area of human mate selection illuminates one of the most impactful personal decisions we make. His research promises to help us understand how and why people choose long-term partners. I look forward to his presentation and to future findings.”