Prof Gillian Brown
Professor
Research areas
Gillian Brown studies i) sex/gender differences and similarities in behaviour and cognition, and ii) evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour. Her research has previously investigated the role of gonadal hormones in the development of sex differences in behaviour in non-human animals, and her current research interests include the evolution of human mating strategies, the 'gender equality paradox' and cultural evolutionary approaches to human behaviour. More information on her research group website (http://gillianbrown.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/).
PhD supervision
- Csilla Pakozdy
- Jinwen Xie
Selected publications
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Open access
Gender equality and gender gaps in mathematics performance
Brown, G. R. & Alexandersen, K., 1 Aug 2020, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 24, 8, p. 591-593Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Open access
Human mate-choice copying is domain-general social learning
Street, S. E., Morgan, T. J. H., Thornton, A., Brown, G. R., Laland, K. N. & Cross, C. P., 29 Jan 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review