My main area of research is the relationship between social learning, evolutionary processes and cultural behaviours in humans. I am also interested in the role of categorisation in language and cognition, and cultural evolution in non-human species.

Currently, I am a Research Assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Stirling. I am working on the ESRC-funded project ‘An Experimental Approach to Studying Cultural Variation and Convergence,’ with Dr. Christine Caldwell (Principal Investigator) and Kerstin Schillinger. In this project we look at the conditions that determine convergence and variation in cultural behaviours within and across miniature human populations. Further details of this project can be found at our website: www.evolutionofculture.com.