Matthew Heintz
Davee Center Research Assistant

Matthew Heintz received his B.S. in zoology from Michigan State University in 2004. As an undergraduate, he spent two summers studying the behavior of Belding’s ground squirrels. Afterwards, he spent three years working as a research specialist for Dr. Lisa Parr at Yerkes National Primate Research Center. During this time, he was involved in a myriad of experiments, including match-to-sample computerized tasks, studying the social and emotional cognition of nonhuman primates.

Currently, Matthew is a graduate student in the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago. His research is studying the immediate and the delayed benefits of play behavior in chimpanzees. He is examining how levels of play influence levels of stress, development and reproductive success.

Publications


Parr, L.A., Heintz, M. & Pradhan, G. (in press). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) lack face expertise. Journal of Comparative Psychology.

Parr, L.A., Waller, B.M. & Heintz, M. (2008). Facial expression categorization by chimpanzees using standardized stimuli. Emotion, 8, 216-231.

Parr, L.A. & Heintz, M. (2008). Discrimination of faces and houses by rhesus monkeys: the role of stimulus expertise and rotation angle. Animal Cognition, 11, 467-474.

Parr, L.A., Heintz, M. & Akamagwuna, U. (2006). Three studies of configural face processing by chimpanzees. Brain and Cognition, 62, 30-42.

Parr, L.A. & Heintz, M. (2006). The perception of unfamiliar faces and houses by chimpanzees: Influence of rotational angle. Perception, 35, 1473-1483.