Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications

PhD Psychology, University of St Andrews (2003)

MSc Cognitive Science, University of Manchester (1997)

BSc (Hons) Psychology (first class), University of Edinburgh (1996)

Academic Posts

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

Research Grants

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)