Prof Gillian Brown

Professor

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 3041

Email

grb4@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

I was born in Manchester, have lived in various parts of the UK and was educated at a state/comprehensive secondary school in the north-east of England, then attended the University of Cambridge for my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Following a postdoc position in Cambridge, I moved to the University of St Andrews, progressing from being a Lecturer to Reader and Professor.

Research areas

I study i) sex/gender differences and similarities in behaviour and cognition, and ii) evolutionary perspectives on human behaviour. My 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 can be found on my research group website (http://gillianbrown.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/). Prospective postgraduate students are welcome to get in touch with me to discuss potential projects, and I am also happy to supervise undergraduate research interns.

PhD supervision

• Jinwen Xie

Selected publications

• Evolutionary approaches to human behavior

  Brown, G. R., Cross, C. P. & Laland, K. N., 21 Dec 2021, The behavior of animals: mechanisms, function, and evolution. Bolhuis, J. J., Giraldeau, L.-A. & Hogan, J. A. (eds.). 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, p. 456-488 33 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Open access

  The imposter phenomenon and its relationship with self-efficacy, perfectionism and happiness in university students

  Pakozdy, C., Askew, J., Dyer, J., Gately, P., Martin, L., Mavor, K. & Brown, G. R., Feb 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, p. 5153–5162

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 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. 591-593

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

• 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

• The social construction of human nature

  Laland, K. N. & Brown, G. R., 2018, Why We Disagree About Human Nature. Hannon, E. & Lewens, T. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 127-144

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

 

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