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Prof Gillian Brown

Professor

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 3041

Email

grb4@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

I was born in Manchester 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 ÌÇÐÄlogo, progressing from being a Lecturer to Reader and Professor.

Research areas

I study gender/sex differences and similarities in behaviour and cognition, and 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. My current research focuses on humans, specifically topics such as gender role attitudes, partner preferences and gender-based micromessages. More information can be found here: .

Latest edition: Brown, G. R. & Lala, K. N. (2024). . Oxford University Press.

PhD supervision

• Yihua Chen
• Phoebe Sadler
• Jinwen Xie

Selected publications

• Brown, G. & Lala, K., 15 Oct 2026, (Accepted/In press) Routledge companion to the philosophy of human nature. Roughley, N. S. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

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

• Open access
  Xie, J. & Brown, G., 3 Aug 2026, In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 8, e36.

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

• Lala, K. & Brown, G., 2026, Evolution, culture and human behaviour: a comprehensive introduction for psychology and anthropology students. Boothroyd, L., Rawlings, B., Lew-Levy, S., Birch, Y., Kapitany, R. & Lidborg, L. (eds.). Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Brown, G., Wareham, N. & Borgerhoff Mulder, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Evolution, culture and human behaviour: a comprehensive introduction for psychology and anthropology students. Boothroyd, L., Rawlings, B., Lew-Levy, S., Birch, Y., Kapitany, R. & Lidborg, L. (eds.). Open Book Publishers

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Open access
  Rajasekhar, N., Redly, A., Nanda, S. & Brown, G. R., 12 Dec 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 12, e0337211.

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

• Open access
  Lala, K., Brown, G. R., Twyman, K. Z. & Feldman, M., 22 Jul 2025, In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 7, 17 p., e24.

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

• Open access
  Dial, A. & Brown, G., 7 Oct 2025, In: Human Nature. 36, 3, p. 403-423

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

• Brown, G. R., Barrett, H. C. & Lala, K. N., 7 Aug 2025, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 389, 6760, p. 580-581 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review

• Brown, G., 1 Nov 2025, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 46, 6, 106746.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

• Open access
  Temizyürek, T., Richardson, G. & Brown, G. R., 1 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 113, 5 p., 104551.

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