Faculty

David Puts

Huck Associate Director for Graduate Education
Professor of Anthropology

Graduate Programs

Email dap27@psu.edu
Phone 814-359-9102

Overview

Understanding both the endocrine mechanisms underlying human sexual differentiation and the evolution of these mechanisms, particularly the influence of sexual selection.

Areas of Expertise

Sex Differences Psychology
Voice Pitch Keyphrases
Sex Differences Keyphrases
Testosterone Psychology
Testosterone Keyphrases
Meta-analysis Keyphrases
Meta-Analysis Psychology
Women's Preferences Keyphrases

A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model
Alison M. Randell, Stephanie Salia, Lucas F. Fowler, Toe Aung, David A. Puts, Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Dec 2025, In: Biology of Sex Differences
Date: Dec 2025

Sexual orientation is associated with 2D:4D finger length ratios in both sexes
Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Toe Aung, Stephanie Salia, S. Marc Breedlove, David Puts, 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology
Date: 2025

Masculine voice is associated with better mucosal immune defense in adolescent and adult males
Carolyn R. Hodges-Simeon, Graham Albert, Timothy McHale, Steven J.C. Gaulin, Michael Gurven, Nick Landry, Jessica K. Hlay, Nicole Merullo, David A. Puts, Steven A. Arnocky, Jul 2024, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Date: Jul 2024

Effects of Voice Pitch on Social Perceptions Vary With Relational Mobility and Homicide Rate
Toe Aung, Alexander K. Hill, Jessica K. Hlay, Catherine Hess, Michael Hess, Janie Johnson, Leslie Doll, Sara M. Carlson, Caroline Magdinec, Isaac G-Santoyo, Robert S. Walker, Drew Bailey, Steven Arnocky, Shanmukh Kamble, Tom Vardy, Thanos Kyritsis, Quentin Atkinson, Benedict Jones, Jessica Burns, Je..., Mar 2024, In: Psychological Science
Date: Mar 2024

Group size and mating system predict sex differences in vocal fundamental frequency in anthropoid primates
Toe Aung, Alexander K. Hill, Dana Pfefferle, Edward McLester, James Fuller, Jenna M. Lawrence, Ivan Garcia-Nisa, Rachel L. Kendal, Megan Petersdorf, James P. Higham, Gérard Galat, Adriano R. Lameira, Coren L. Apicella, Claudia Barelli, Mary E. Glenn, Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez, David A. Puts, Dec 2023, In: Nature communications
Date: Dec 2023

Articulatory effects on perceptions of men’s status and attractiveness
Sethu Karthikeyan, David A. Puts, Toe Aung, Jennifer K. Link, Kevin Rosenfield, Alexander Mackiel, Allisen Casey, Kaelyn Marks, Michele Cristo, Jenny Patel, Aliza Santos, Glenn Geher, Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports
Date: Dec 2023

Organizational Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Human Sexual Orientation
Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Toe Aung, Kevin Rosenfield, Khytam Dawood, David Puts, Dec 2023, In: Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
Date: Dec 2023

Effects of facial skin pigmentation on social judgments in a Mexican population
Jaaziel Martínez-Ramírez, David Puts, Javier Nieto, Isaac G-Santoyo, Nov 2023, In: PloS one
Date: Nov 2023

Contest Competition for Mates and the Evolution of Human Males
David Puts, David Carrier, Alan R. Rogers, Jan 1 2023, In: The Oxford Handbook of Human Mating
Date: Jan 1 2023

Evidence for Perinatal Steroid Influence on Human Sexual Orientation and Gendered Behavior
Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Talia Shirazi, David A. Puts, S. Marc Breedlove, Aug 2022, In: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Date: Aug 2022

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Beauty and the beast
David A. Puts, May 2010, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Citations: 626

Dominance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in human voice pitch
David Andrew Puts, Steven J.C. Gaulin, Katherine Verdolini, Jul 2006, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Citations: 366

Mating context and menstrual phase affect women's preferences for male voice pitch
David Andrew Puts, Sep 2005, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Citations: 338

Sex hormones and finger length - What does 2D:4D indicate?
David A. Putz, Steven J.C. Gaulin, Robert J. Sporter, Donald H. McBurney, May 2004, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Citations: 303

Men's voices as dominance signals
David Andrew Puts, Carolyn R. Hodges, Rodrigo A. Cárdenas, Steven J.C. Gaulin, Sep 2007, In: Evolution and Human Behavior
Citations: 281

Masculine voices signal men's threat potential in forager and industrial societies
David A. Puts, Coren L. Apicella, Rodrigo A. Cárdenas, 2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 209

Modeling 3D Facial Shape from DNA
Peter Claes, Denise K. Liberton, Katleen Daniels, Kerri Matthes Rosana, Ellen E. Quillen, Laurel N. Pearson, Brian McEvoy, Marc Bauchet, Arslan A. Zaidi, Wei Yao, Hua Tang, Gregory S. Barsh, Devin M. Absher, David A. Puts, Jorge Rocha, Sandra Beleza, Rinaldo W. Pereira, Gareth Baynam, Paul Suetens, ..., Mar 2014, In: PLoS genetics
Citations: 203

The role of androgen receptors in the masculinization of brain and behavior
Damian G. Zuloaga, David A. Puts, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove, May 2008, In: Hormones and Behavior
Citations: 202

Spatial ability and prenatal androgens
David A. Puts, Michael A. McDaniel, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove, Feb 2008, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior
Citations: 188

Sexual orientation and the second to fourth finger length ratio
Teresa Grimbos, Khytam Dawood, Robert P. Burriss, Kenneth J. Zucker, David A. Puts, Apr 2010, In: Behavioral Neuroscience
Citations: 174

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