Sheina Lew-Levy, PhD

Using methods from anthropology and psychology, I conduct research in hunter-gatherer societies to understand the cultural diversity in, and evolution of, social learning in childhood.

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Durham University (U.K.).

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Social Learning

I use quantitative and qualitative methods to study how and from whom children learn through meaningful participation in every day activities.

Forager Child Studies

With the interdisciplinary research team I co-founded and co-direct, I conduct cross-cultural reviews and secondary data analysis on the pasts, presents, and futures of forager children's learning. More info here.

Field Site

Since 2016, I work with egalitarian BaYaka foragers and their farmer neighbours in the Congo Basin. My primary research uses behavioural observations to understand social learning. I have also collected biological samples, social network data, and conducted experiments for collaborative cross-cultural projects.

Publications (via Google Scholar)

Sheina Lew-Levy‪Durham University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 1,138‬‬ - ‪cross-cultural psychology‬ - ‪hunter-gatherer children‬ - ‪social learning‬

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My research has been funded by

The U.K. Economic and Social Research Council
The U.S. National Science Foundation
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
The Leakey Foundation
The Wenner-Gren Foundation
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
The Royal Anthropological Institute
The Cambridge International Trust
The Gates-Cambridge Trust
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All photos courtesy of Sarah M. Pope