Doctor of Human Movement Sciences
Born: August 1983
Nationality: French
Degrees
2011: DOCTORAT of MOVEMENT SCIENCES, Mediterranean University, France. Thesis: Influence of cultural constraints in the organization of the human movement: proposition of a theoretical framework and empirical support through the example of wheel-throwing (France / India Prajapati / India Multani Kumhar). Supervisor: R. Bootsma; Co-supervisor: B. Bril. Very Honorable, with Committee Praise, Mediterranean University Thesis Prize.
2007: MASTER 1 & MASTER 2 recherche in MOVEMENT SCIENCES, Mediterranean University, France. Thesis: Pottery throwing analysis: Search for descriptive tools. Supervisor: R. Bootsma.
2005: LICENCE & MASTER 1 in ETHNOLOGY, Paris IV University, France. Thesis: Blacksmith and coppersmith apprenticeship in Caucasus (Azerbaijan). Supervisors: B. Bril and J.P. Warnier.
2003: DEUG in SOCIOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY, Rennes II University, France.
Academic employments
Current position: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH - Institute of Archaeology, University College London, England. Project: Individual variations and cultural evolution: the pottery wheel-throwing skill as a case study. Supervisor: J. Steele. Marie Sklodowska Curie grant (European Commission).
2014 – 2017: CAREER BREAK [1] - I have lived in France and had successive temporary non-academic employments. Although I was not institutionally affiliated, I continued working on my Ph.D data and writing articles. During that period I also set up three fieldworks in Nepal (June 2014), Thailand (January 2015), and Spain (May 2016).
2012 – 2014: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH - Computerized Archaeology Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Project: Cultural transmission and cultural evolution: The study of wheel-throwing skill as a first step towards an analysis of the copy-with-error hypothesis. Supervisor: L. Grosman. Grant from the Fyssen foundation.
2007 – 2011: DOCTORAL RESEARCH - Institute of Human Movement Sciences (CNRS - UMR 7287), Mediterranean University, France. Thesis: Influence of cultural constraints in the organization of the human movement: proposition of a theoretical framework and empirical support through the example of wheel-throwing (France / India Prajapati / India Multani Kumhar). Supervisor: R. Bootsma, Co-supervisor: B. Bril; Jury: R. Bootsma, B. Bril, C. Knappett, B. Thon, M. Hausberger, V. Roux. Grant from the French Ministry of Education.
[1] I have applied to these four grants without being selected:
Lady Davis – Hebrew University program (submission on January 2014)
Centre Recherche Français Jérusalem (submission on January 2014)
Marie Curie European Fellowship (submission on September 2016)
Wenner Green (submission on May 2017)
Fieldworks
2019: Palestinian potters of Hebron (Hebron, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) (13/03/19 – 13/04/19).
2016: Spanish potters of Andalusia (Nijar, Guadix, and Granada, SPAIN) (16/05/16 – 29/05/16).
2015: Thai potters of Muangkung (Chiang Mai district, THAILAND) (20/01/15 – 05/02/15).
2014: Newar potters of Bhaktapur (NEPAL) (02/06/14 – 30/06/14).
2009: Prajapati and Multani potters of Jahanjirabad (Uttar Pradesh, INDIA) (12/06/09 – 14/07/09).
2008: French potters (Bourgogne, FRANCE) (07/06/08 – 29/06/08).
2004: Tat blacksmith and coppersmith of Lahiç (Caucasus, AZERBAIDJAN) (03/08/04 – 01/09/04).
2003: Potters of Avanos (Cappadocia, TURKEY) (01/08/03 – 28/08/03).
2002: Potters of Safi (MOROCCO) (20/07/02 – 24/08/02).
Languages and complementary skills
Languages: French (mother tongue), English (intermediate level).
Teaching:
Teaching workshop at the UCL Institute of Archaeology (November 2019) (3 hours)
Assistant at Mediterranean University from 2007 to 2010 (192 hours):
Motor control, Interdisciplinary approach (Instructor: L. Bringoux)
Social psychology, Basic concepts (Instructor: C. Dulac)
Ethology, Behavior and Evolution (Instructor: P. Carlier)
Sociology, Basic concepts (Instructor: J. Griffet)
History, History of the outdoor sports (Instructor: O. Sirost)
Computing: MS Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and scientific software (R, Matlab, Boris).
Training in communication:
Nonviolent communication - Module 3, Quistinic, France, 3-4th July 2020.
Nonviolent communication - Module 2, Quimper, France, 5-6th July 2019.
Nonviolent communication - Module 1, Languidic, France, 25-26th February 2017.
Excellent presentation, University college London, 29th January 2019.
Other Training:
Introduction to R, Center for applied statistics, University college London, 7th October 2019.
Introduction to research methods and statistics, Center for applied statistics, University college London, 13-17th May 2019.
Volunteering:
Archaeological excavation of Tel Abel Beth Maccah, Israel, July 2013 (one week).
Organization of scientific events: Member of the EWEP-11 staff (11th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology), Fréjus, France, 9-12th June 2010.