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ALLENDALE CAMPUS CLOSURE: USC Salkehatchie's Allendale campus will be closed on Thursday, November 21 due to scheduled waterline maintenance by the Town of Allendale. As a result, all Allendale campus, in-person classes on both Wednesday, November 20 and Thursday, November 21 will be canceled. Online courses will continue as scheduled. Professors for in-person, on-campus classes will notify students of alternative class assignments. The Walterboro campus will remain open, and classes on that campus will meet as planned. USC Salkehatchie apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciates your understanding.

Faculty and Staff

Justin Mogilski, PhD

Title: Associate Professor
Department: Psychology
USC Salkehatchie
Email: jmogilsk@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 843-782-8680
Office: East Campus:  Walterboro Main 211 E
West Campus:  Spruce Hall
Dr. Justin Mogilski

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy in Evolutionary Psychology - Oakland University

Interests:

Fostering shelter animals; video games; and difficult conversations.

Research: 

My current program of research examines:

  1. Conflict resolution within consensually non-monogamous (CNM) romantic relationships (e.g., polyamory, open relationships, swinging),
  2. How evolution has shaped moral decision-making, and
  3. Individual differences in predatory intimate relationship behaviors.

I currently lead an international team of sexuality and relationship researchers studying CNM relationship maintenance strategies in 10+ countries.

My published work is openly available through:

 

Selected Presentations and Publications:

Cunningham, N. C., Mitchell, R. C., & Mogilski, J. K. (2022). Which styles of moral reasoning predict apprehension toward consensual non-monogamy? Personality and Individual Differences, 196, 111732. 

Mogilski, J. K., Rodrigues, D. L., Lehmiller, J. J., & Balzarini, R. N. (2022). Maintaining multi-partner relationships: Evolution, sexual ethics, and consensual non-monogamy. In J. K. Mogilski & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and romantic relationships. Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing. 

Mogilski, J. K., Mitchell, V. E., Reeve, S. D., Donaldson, S. H., Nicolas, S. C. A., & Welling, L. L. M. (2020). Life history and multi-partner mating: A novel explanation for moral stigma against consensual nonmonogamy. Frontiers in Psychology, section Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 3033. 

Mogilski, J. K., Vrabel, J., Mitchell, V. E., & Welling, L. L. M. (2019). The primacy of trust within romantic relationships: Evidence from conjoint analysis of HEXACO-derived personality profiles. Evolution and Human Behavior, 40, 365-374. 

Mogilski, J. K., & Welling, L. L. M. (2017). Staying friends with an ex: Sex and dark personality traits predict motivations for post-relationship friendship. Personality and Individual Differences, 115, 114-119. 

 

Awards:

2022 University of South Carolina Breakthrough Star Award 
2021 University of South Carolina Magellan Grant ($2,500)
2021 University of South Carolina PURE Grant ($2,500)
2021 University of South Carolina RISE Grant ($8,000)
2020 University of South Carolina Mini-Magellan Grant ($1,000) 
2020 University of South Carolina ASPIRE Grant ($15,000)
2019 University of South Carolina Mini-Magellan Grant ($500) 
2019 University of South Carolina RISE Grant ($8,000) 


                                                          

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