Associate Teaching Professor
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., 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
- 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
Courses Taught
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Autumn 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Autumn 2022
Summer 2022
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
Summer 2021
Spring 2021
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