Curriculum Vitae
Detail from The Baptism of Christ, El Greco, ca. 1614 (finished posthumously by workshop members), oil on canvas, Hospital de Tavera, Toledo, ESP
Education
PhD, Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |2019|
Master of Arts, Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |2015|
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |2003|
Research Experience
D. Keith and Margaret B. Robinson Postdoctorl Fellow in Data Science in Art, |2022 – 2023|
Dpts. of Physics and Art History, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
PIs: Dr. Ken Singer & Dr. MIchael Hinczewski
Using machine learning to determine authorship in paintings
Postdoctoral Associate, Human Generosity Project, Anthropology Department |2020 – 2022|
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
PIs: Dr. Lee Cronk & Dr. Athena Aktipis (ASU)
Studied mutual aid in the contemporary United States
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical Biology Group, Dept. of Biology and |2019 – 2020|
Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PI: Dr. Alexander Stewart
Modeled evolution of mathematical complexity of indigenous art
Affiliate Researcher, Primate Genomics Laboratory, Center for the Advanced |2016 – 2019|
Study of Human Paleobiology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
PI: Dr. Brenda J. Bradley
Doctoral research on primate pelage sexual dichromatism
Graduate Student Researcher, Biological Anthropology Research Laboratory, |2011 – 2019|
Anthropology Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
PI: Dr. L. Christie Rockwell
Thesis title: Quantification and phylogenetic comparative analysis
of pelage sexual dichromatism in primates.
Received a four-year University Fellowship
Research Assistant, Immunodiagnostics Department Biological Defense Research|2004 – 2011|
Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD
PI: Dr. Jill Czarnecki
Used proteomic and mass spectrometric methods to findnovel
protein targets for immunological assay development
Publications
D Guevara-Beltran, DL Mercado, JD Ayers, A Van Horn, L Cronk and CA Aktipis. 2023. Unpredictable Needs are Associated with Lower Expectations of Repayment. Curr Res Ecol Soc Psychol. In Press.
AJ Corbett, KE Wilson, A Van Horn, JD Ayers, H Hurmu, and CA Aktipis. 2023. Changes in Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Assessment. Int J Exerc Sci, In Press.
KG Tidball, A Van Horn, DL Mercado, D Guevara-Beltran, H Hurmuz-Sklias, L Cronk, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. Parks, Urgent Biophilia, Interdependence, and Resilience During Times of Crisis: The COVID19 Example. In: The Transformative Power of Parks. Eds. Fix, P., Larson, L., Lekies, K., Park, S., Skoll, K., Tidball, K., & Stein, T. Sagamore Venture Publishing. In Press.
KE Wilson, A Corbett, A Van Horn, D Guevara-Beltran, JD Ayers, J Alcock, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. 2021. Associations between change over time in pandemic related stress and change in physical activity. J Phys Act Health, In Press.
JD Ayers, D Guevara-Beltran, A Van Horn, L Cronk, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. 2021. Younger people and people with higher subjective SES experienced more negative effects of the pandemic on their friendships. Pers Indiv Dif, 185: 111246.
A Van Horn, C Weitz, KM Olszowy, KN Dancause, C Sun, A Pomer, H Silverman, G Lee, L Tarivonda, CW Chan, A Kaneko, JK Lum, RM Garruto. 2019. Using multiple correspondence analysis to identify behaviour patterns associated with overweight and obesity in Vanuatu adults. Public Health Nutrition. 22(9): 1533-1544.
EJ Rowe, A Van Horn, LC Rockwell. 2015. CYP17 genotype modifies the impact of anthropometric variation on salivary estradiol in healthy women. Am J Phys Anthropol, 156: 665–670.
C Weitz, F Friedlaender, A Van Horn, J Friedlaender. 2012. Modernization and the onset of overweight and obesity in Bougainville and Solomon Islands children: cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons between 1966 and 1986. Am J Phys Anthropol, 149 (3) pp: 435-46.
Manuscripts Under Review and In Prep
A Van Horn, DL Mercado, D Guevara-Beltran, H Hurmuz-Sklias, KG Tidball, L Cronk, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. Time Enough at Last: Fear of infection and boredom drive time dilation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In Review.
A Van Horn, DL Mercado, CA Aktipis, and L Cronk. Religion facilitates cooperation in healthcare sharing ministries. In Prep.
D Guevara-Beltran, C Isch, JD Ayers, J Alcock, JF Brinkworth, L Cronk, H Hurmuz-Sklias, KG Tidball, A Van Horn, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. In-person Interactions, Large-Group Gatherings, and Mitigating Behaviors during COVID-19. In Review.
A Van Horn, AN Spriggs, B Wilhelm, JM Kamilar, LC Rockwell, and BJ Bradley. Quantification of sexual dichromatism in the order Primates: is male torso color ornamental? In Prep.
A Van Horn and AJ Stewart. The Evolution of Entropy and Complexity in Indigenous Art. In Prep.
JD Ayers, D Guevara-Beltran, A Van Horn, L Cronk, H Hurmuz-Sklias, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. Agreeableness and neuroticism predict being more concerned about COVID-19 and bothered by friends’ risky behavior. In Review.
JD Ayers, D Guevara-Beltran, J Alcock, C Baciu, L Cronk, NM Hudson, H Hurmuz-Sklias, G Miller, KG Tidball, A Van Horn, P Winfrey, E Zarka, PM Todd and CA Aktipis. How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect interdependence and cooperation? In Prep.
SL Heiman, S Claessens, JD Ayers, D Guevara-Beltran, A Van Horn, ER Hirt, CA Aktipis, and PM Todd. Descriptive, not injunctive, social norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Review.
Presentations
A Van Horn and AJ Stewart. Entropy and complexity: explaining variation in the compositional structure of traditional decorative artworks. Presentation at the 34th annual meetings of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Palm Springs, CA. June 1, 2023 (Scheduled).
A Van Horn, AN Spriggs, B Wilhelm, JM Kamilar, LC Rockwell, and BJ Bradley. 2020. Male hue, visibility and the evolution of pelage sexual dichromatism in primates. Poster presentation at the 89th annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Los Angeles, CA. April, 2020 (conference was held online due to COVID-19).
A Van Horn, AN Spriggs, B Wilhelm, JM Kamilar and BJ Bradley. 2017. Males in uniform: Intra-individual pelage-color variation is associated with social style in male macaques. Poster presentation at the 86th annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, New Orleans, LA. April 21, 2017.
A Van Horn, KD Almskaar, LC Rockwell. 2015. Distinguishing among polygynandrous species based on the relative intensity of pre- vs. post-copulatory, male-male competition: a multivariate approach. Poster Presentation at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Annual Meetings—St. Louis, MO, March 25-28, 2015.
A Van Horn, CE Stanley Jr., RJ Kulathinal, LC Rockwell. 2014. Primate placentation and the potential role of serine protease HTRA1 in the etiology of preeclampsia. Poster Presentation at the European Pregnancy Summit—London, England, December 2014.
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology Dept., Temple University |2015 – 2016|
Classes: Primate Behavior; Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology;
Quantitative Methods in Anthropology (ANTH 3771/5006*)
References
Lee Cronk, PhD
Anthropology Department
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
131 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414
Email: lcronk@anthropology.rutgers.edu
Phone: 848-932-9285
Alexander Stewart, PhD
Department of Biology and Biochemistry
University of Houston
Science & Research Building 2,
3455 Cullen Blvd #342, Houston, TX 77004
Email: astewar6@central.uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-7076
Brenda J. Bradley, PhD
Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology
The George Washington University
800 22nd St., NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20052
Email: bradleyjbrenda@gmail.com
Phone: 202-994-2391
*This is a cross-listed, graduate-level statistics course that I taught while still a graduate student