Recent Publications

Languages do not replace their vocabularies at an even rate: words endure longer if they are used more frequently. This effect, which …
Published Article

Human populations display remarkable diversity in language and culture, but the variation is not without limit. At the population …
Published Article

How historical connections, events and cultural proximity can influence human development is being increasingly recognized. One aspect …
Published Article

Political and economic risks arise from social phenomena that spread within and across countries. Regime changes, protest movements, …
Published Article

The varied islands of the Pacific provide an ideal natural experiment for studying the factors shaping human impact on the environment. …
Published Article

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
April 2015 – April 2016
Auckland, New Zealand

Data scientist

Pingar

Responsibilities included researching, developing, and implementing machine learning algorithms for use in Pingar’s flagship product DiscoveryOne.
 
 
 
 
 
December 2013 – June 2014
Auckland, New Zealand

Planning Analyst

University of Auckland

Modelling and predicting university financial decisions. Presenting and creating data visualisations for the Vice Chancellor.
 
 
 
 
 
November 2012 – January 2015
Auckland, New Zealand

Research Assistant

University of Auckland

Responsible for data management and analysis for a number of peer reviewed scientific articles. Offered statistical advice to under- and post-graduate students.

Recent & Upcoming Talks

More Talks

Apr 15, 2019 Departmental talk Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

Apr 11, 2019 Workshop Max Planck Institue for the Social Anthropology

Jan 25, 2019 Invited talk University of Auckland

Jan 21, 2019 Invited talk University of Waikato

Aug 23, 2018 Cultural Evolution Society Arizona State University

Aug 1, 2018 PGR Summer Series University of Bristol

Jun 6, 2018 A meeting in cultural evolution University of Tartu

Sep 12, 2017 Cultural Evolution Society Max Planck Institue for the Science of Human History

May 24, 2017 Cumulative Culture University of Birmingham

Apr 28, 2017 Research without Borders University of Bristol

Recent Posts

Teaching

I have given guest lectures for the following courses at the University of Bristol:

  • ARCH20058: Evolution & Human behaviour
  • ARCH20048: Anthropological Methods

I have been a teaching assistant for the following courses at the University of Bristol:

  • ARCH10019: Kin, Friends, Lovers, & Others
  • ARCH20058: Evolution & Human behaviour
  • ARCH20048: Anthropological Methods