PhD Psychology, University of St Andrews (2003)
MSc Cognitive Science, University of Manchester (1997)
BSc (Hons) Psychology (first class), University of Edinburgh (1996)
May 2015 to present: Professor, Psychology, University of Stirling
August 2010 to April 2015: Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Stirling
September 2004 to July 2010: Lecturer, Psychology, University of Stirling
October 2002 to August 2004: Lecturer, Psychology, University of Exeter
ERC Consolidator Grant RATCHETCOG: "The cog in the ratchet: Illuminating the cognitive mechanisms generating human cumulative culture" Sept 2015 - Aug 2020, €1,780,454 (Principal Investigator)
ESRC Research Grant (RES-062-23-1634): “An experimental approach to studying cultural variation and convergence” March 2009 - Feb 2011, £315,446 (Principal Investigator)
ESRC First Grants Award (RES-061-23-0072): “Testing hypotheses about cumulative cultural evolution” Oct 2006-Sept 2008, £143,161 (Principal Investigator)