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David Feinberg is a psychologist who researches
voices. His most prominent contributions have been in the area of
vocal attractiveness, where he has investigated the effects of
manipulating pitch and vocal tract length on the attractiveness of
male and female voices. David received his undergraduate degree in
2002 from Rutgers University, where he studied with
Robert
Trivers and his PhD in 2006 from the University of St Andrews, where he
worked with David Perrett. He is currently a postdoctoral
researcher at Harvard University working with
Marc Hauser and
Erin Hannon.
On October 19th, 2006, Dr. Feinberg delivered a
lecture entitled "Mechanism, function, and development of
audiovisual associations" as part of Harvard University's Cognition, Brain, &
Behavior lecture series.
First-Authored
Papers
Feinberg DR, Jones BC, Law Smith MJ, Moore FR,
DeBruine LM,
Cornwell RE, Hillier SG, Perrett DI (2006). Menstrual cycle, trait
estrogen level, and masculinity preferences in the human voice.
Hormones and Behavior, 49, 215-222.
Feinberg DR, Jones BC, Little AC, Burt DM & Perrett DI (2005).
Manipulations of fundamental and formant frequencies influence the
attractiveness of human male voices. Animal Behaviour,
69, 561-568.
Feinberg DR (2004). Fundamental frequency
perturbation indicates perceived health and age in male and female
speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America,
115, 2609.
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