Associate Teaching Professor
Biological Anthropology
Biography
PhD, Anthropology, Penn State University, 2014
MA, Anthropology, Penn State University, 2011
BA, Anthropology & French, Sewanee: The University of the South, 2007
Research
Selected Research
- Aung, T., Hill, A.K., Hlay, J.K., Hess, C., Hess, M., Johnson, J., Doll, L., Carlson, S.M., Magdinec, C., González-Santoyo, I., Walker, R.S., Bailey, D., Arnocky, S., Kamble, S., Vardy, T., Kyritsis, T., Atkinson, Q., Jones, B., Burns, J., Koster, J., Palomo-Vélez, G., Tybur, J.M., Muñoz-Reyes, J., Choy, B.K.C., Li, N.P., Klar, V., Batres, C., Bascheck, P., Schild, C., Penke, L., Pazhoohi, F., Kemirembe, K., Valentova, J.V., Varella, M.A.C., da Silva, C.S.A., Borras-Guevara, M., Hodges-Simeon, C., Ernst, M., Garr, C., Chen, B., and Puts, D. (2024). Effects of voice pitch on social perceptions vary with relational mobility and homicide rate. Psychological Science, 35(3), 250-262. Download PDF
- Witkower, Z., Hill, A.K., Pun, A., Baron, A., Koster, J., and Tracy, J.L. (2023). Nonverbal displays of dominance and prestige: Evidence for cross-cultural and early-emerging recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 153(2), 282-292. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0001481 Download PDF
- Aung, T., Hill, A.K., Pfefferle, D., McLester, E., Fuller, J., Lawrence, J.M., Garcia-Nisa, I., Kendal, R.L., Petersdorf, M., Higham, J.P., Galat, G., Lameira, A.R., Apicella, C.L., Barelli, C., Glenn, M.E., Ramos-Fernandez, G., and Puts, D.A. (2023). Group size and mating system predict sex differences in vocal fundamental frequency in anthropoid primates. Nature Communications, 14, 4069. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39535-w Download PDF
- Witkower, Z., Hill, A.K., Koster, J., and Tracy, J.L. (2022). Is a downwards head tilt a cross-cultural signal of dominance? Evidence for a universal visual illusion. Scientific Reports, 12, 365. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04370-w Download PDF
- Witkower, Z., Hill, A.K., Koster, J., and Tracy, J.L. (2021). Beyond face value: Evidence for the universality of bodily expressions of emotion. Affective Science, 2, 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-021-00052-y Download PDF
- Hill, A.K. (2017). Size and dominance. In: Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Shackelford, T.K. and Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds.). Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1418-1 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K., Cárdenas, R.A., Wheatley, J.R., Welling, L.L.M., Burriss, R.P., Claes, P., Apicella, C.L., McDaniel, M.A., Little, A.C., Shriver, M.D., and Puts, D.A. (2017). Are there vocal cues to human developmental stability? Relationships between facial fluctuating asymmetry and voice attractiveness. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(2), 249-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.10.008 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K., Bailey, D.H., and Puts, D.A. (2017). Gorillas in our midst? Human sexual dimorphism and contest competition in men. In: On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion. Tibayrenc, M. and Ayala, F.J. (eds.). Academic Press, 235-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-420190-3.00015-6 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K. and Puts, D.A. (2016). Vocal attractiveness. In: Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Shackelford, T.K. and Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds.). Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1880-1 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K. and Eisenberg, D.T.A. (2016). The long and the short of it: New insights on sperm length help demystify the complexities of sexual selection. Asian Journal of Andrology, 18(6), 902-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.185850 Download PDF
- Puts, D.A., Hill, A.K., Bailey, D.H., Walker, R.S., Rendall, D., Wheatley, J.R., Welling, L.L.M., Dawood, K., Cárdenas, R.A., Burriss, R.P., Jablonski, N.G., Shriver, M.D., Weiss, D.J., Lameira, A.R., Apicella, C.L., Owren, M.J., Barelli, C., Glenn, M.E., and Ramos-Fernandez, G. (2016). Sexual selection on male vocal fundamental frequency in humans and other anthropoids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1829), 20152830. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2830 Download PDF
- Puts, D.A., Pope, L.E., Hill, A.K., Cárdenas, R.A., Welling, L.L.M., Wheatley, J.R., and Breedlove, S.M. (2015). Fulfilling desire: Evidence for negative feedback between men’s testosterone, sociosexual psychology, and sexual partner number. Hormones and Behavior, 70, 14-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.01.006 Download PDF
- Doll, L.M., Hill, A.K., Cárdenas, R.A., Welling, L.L.M., Wheatley, J.R., and Puts, D.A. (2014). How well do men’s faces and voices index mate quality and dominance? Human Nature, 25(2), 200-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12110-014-9194-3 Download PDF
- Puts, D.A., Doll, L.M., and Hill, A.K. (2014). Sexual selection on human voices. In: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior, Weekes-Shackelford, V. and Shackelford, T.K. (eds.). Springer, 69-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0314-6_3 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K., Hunt, J., Welling, L.L.M., Cárdenas, R.A., Rotella, M.A., Wheatley, J.R., Dawood, K., Shriver, M.D., and Puts, D.A. (2013). Quantifying the strength and form of sexual selection on men’s traits. Evolution and Human Behavior, 34(5), 334-341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.05.004 Download PDF
- Hill, A.K., Dawood, K., and Puts, D.A. (2013). Biological foundations of sexual orientation. In: Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation, Patterson, C.J. and D’Augelli, A.R. (eds.). Oxford University Press, 55-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765218.003.0005 Download PDF
Courses Taught
Winter 2025
Autumn 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Autumn 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Autumn 2022
Summer 2022
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
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