Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Rhea M Howard"
- Rhea M Howard's research spans various aspects of music, social science methodology, and psychology, focusing on universal musical behaviors and their cultural variations as well as the implications of deception in research practices.
- In her 2019 article, "Universality and diversity in human song," she presents evidence that while music appears in all societies, it varies significantly along dimensions like formality, arousal, and religiosity, with notable behavioral contexts such as healing and dance.
- Howard's exploration of genomic imprinting's role in music psychology, as discussed in her 2017 study, emphasizes the importance of infant-directed song as a motivational signal for parental care, linking genetic factors to behavioral outcomes in humans.
