Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2018 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
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2018 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
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2008 - Present
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience,
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2008 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2017 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Longitudinal evidence for the emergence of multiple intelligences in assistance dog puppies
Journal Article Animal Behaviour · January 1, 2026 Cognitive battery testing suggests that adult domestic dogs, Canis familiaris , have different types of cognitive abilities that vary independently. In the current study, we examined whether these cognitive skills develop and emerge independently in puppie ... Full text CiteTolerance as a key mechanism for large-scale social cohesion.
Journal Article The Behavioral and brain sciences · November 2025 Grooming and cognition support primate group cohesion but are insufficient for maintaining stability in large groups. We propose tolerance, the capacity to accommodate social stress, as an additional mechanism. Tolerance fosters flexible social skills and ... Full text CiteChimpanzees are natural scientists.
Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · October 2025 Humans and chimpanzees share the potential to rationally revise their beliefs. ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Innovative modeling of the biopsychosocial model in animals: Validation of outcomes for assessing emotional and cognitive domains affected by naturally-occurring chronic pain in dogs
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2027Longitudinal Cognitive and Emotional Development in Working Dog Puppies
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2026Testing the effect of a major transition inn cognitive evolution
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Templeton World Charity Foundation · 2022 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard University ·
2004
Ph.D.
Harvard University ·
2000
M.A.
Emory University ·
1998
B.A.