Classes Taught

• General Psychology
• Introductory Statistics
• Experimental
• Learning
• Developmental
• Physiological Psychology
• Cognition
• Psychology of Gender
• Advanced Statistics (graduate)
• Research Methods (graduate)

Education

Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi

Dissertation - Mother-calf interactions during the first year of life for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

Personal Interests

My family, reading, Harry Potter, sports, animals, the environment, cross-stitching & scrapbooking

Favorite Quote

"Our attitude toward life determines life s attitude towards us."
Earl Nightingale

Faculty Awards

Distinguished Undergraduate Faculty Award, 2011-2012

Recent Publications & Presentations

• Hill, H. (2009). The behavioral development of two beluga calves during the first year of life. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 22, 234-253.
• Hill, H. M., Carder, D., & Ridgway, S. (2008). Vigilance in female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp) before and after calving. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 21, 35-57.
• Hill, H. M., Greer, T., Solangi, M., Kuczaj, S. A. II. (2007). Evidence for maternal styles in captive bottlenose dolphins. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 20, 34-53.
• Hill, H., Kahn, M., Brilliot, L., Roberts, B, Gutierrez, C., & Artz, S. (2011). Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) bubble bursts: Surprise, protection, or play? International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 24, 35-37.
• Hill, H., & Kuczaj, S. A. II. (in press). The development of language. In A. Slater & J.G. Bremner (Eds.), An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 2nd edition. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
• Hill, H. M., & Lackups, M. (2010). What and where do marine mammal researchers publish? A review of journal publications regarding cetaceans since 1950. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 23, 414-534.
• Kuczaj, S. A. II., & Hill, H. (2005). Maternal behavior. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Greenwood Publishing Group.
• Kuczaj, S. A. II., Tranel, K , Trone, M., & Hill, H. (2001). Are animals capable of deception or empathy? Implications for animal consciousness and welfare. Animal Welfare, 10, S161-S173.

Presentations: representative choices

• Artz, S., Gutierrez, C., Kahn, M., Roberts, B., Brilliot, L., & Hill, H. (2011). Bubble burst production depends on the beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and context. Poster presented at the Animal Behavior Society Meeting (ABS), Bloomington, IN, Jul 25-30.
• Alexander, L., Hill, H., Highfill, L., & Kuczaj, S. (2009). The relationship between human ratings of beluga personality and beluga behavioral patterns. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Oct 12-16.
• Alexander, L., & Hill, H. (2008). Exploration, object play, and secure-base use in two beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas). Poster presented at the Animal Behavior Society Meeting (ABS), Snowbird, UT, Aug 16-21.
• Campbell, C., Griego, C., & Hill, H. (2011). Allomaternal care by belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in the care of humans. Poster presented at the Animal Behavior Society Meeting (ABS), Bloomington, IN, Jul 25-30
• Capella, S., Zwahr-Castro, J., & Hill, H. (2011). Portrayals of parent and child interaction in popular cartoons. Poster to be presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, Apr 7-9.
• Collier, B., & Hill, H. (2010). Response to a novel enrichment device by two mother-calf beluga pairs. Poster presented at the Association of Zoos and Aquaria (AZA), Houston, TX, Sept 11-16.
• Flores, M., Gonzalez, E., Ortega, N., & Hill, H. (2010). Are socially desirable qualities attributed more to physically attractive cartoon characters? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Human Development, San Antonio, Mar 15-18.
• Flores, M., & Hill, H. (2011). Gender stereotypes and parental behaviors in children's cartoons. Poster to be presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, Apr 7-9.
• Geraci, C., & Hill, H. (2011). Sleep patterns in killer whales (Orcinus orca) and related mother-calf behavior during the first month of life. Poster to be presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, Apr 7-9.
• Lopez, A., Marquez, A., Vasquez, M., & Hill, H. (2010). A difference in the portrayal of gender roles in children's cartoons. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Human Development, San Antonio, Mar 15-18.
• New, A., Alcala, M.., & Hill, H. (2009). Preliminary evidence for the role of animal during the end-life-process for humans. Poster presented at Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX, Apr 4-7.
• Nocito, J., & Hill, H. M. (2007). Self-enrichment behavior in Killer Whales (Orcinas orca), Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), and Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhyncus obliquedens) in the care of humans. Poster presented at Sigma Xi National Conference for Graduate and Undergraduate Research. Orlando, FL, Nov 1-4.
• Perez, B., Martin, J., & Hill, H. (2010). Analyses of race-related content of nuclear families in children's cartoons. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Human Development, San Antonio, Mar 15-18.
• Serna, A., Hill, H., & Zwahr-Castro, J. (2011). Observations of a killer whale (Orcinusorca) mother-calf relationship: the first month. Poster presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, Apr 7-9