Paul Eastwick is a professor at the University of California, Davis where he runs the Social Personality Psychology program and is the Director of the Attraction and Relationship research lab. He has published more than 70 scientific articles on attraction and close relationships and is the recipient of several early career awards including the Janet Taylor Spence Award and the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science. He is an editor of the top ranked psychological journal Psychological Bulletin, and has written for the New York Times and Scientific American, as well as being featured on The Today Show.