Sonja Windhager

Sonja Windhager is a researcher at the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna. Her work focuses on face neuroscience, gender identity psychology, and measurement invariance in global datasets.

• Specializes in facial trait analysis and social perception
• Active in cross-cultural psychological scale validation
• Contributes to open-access publications in PeerJ and PLoS ONE

Recent research examines cortisol's role in body fat perception, digit ratio symmetry in human evolution, and WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) facial recognition patterns. Collaborations span 65 nations with 40+ languages.

Notable activities include presentations on male facial cues to stature and aggressiveness at international conferences (2024). Media appearances discuss facial symmetry (2022) and age-gap relationships (2022).