2022 Conference Prizewinners
Pete Richerson Award for Best Ph.D.
FinalistAlba Motes RodrigoUniversity of LausanneExperimental approaches to the study of early hominin technology and cognition using great apes as behavioural models. “We found this thesis to robustly combine detailed theoretical knowledge with |
![]() |
FinalistMason YoungbloodMax Planck Institute for GeoanthropologyFrom Psychology to Phylogeny: Bridging Levels of Analysis in Cultural Evolution. “The committee thought his thesis was an innovative and broad piece of work that |
![]() |
WinnerManvir SinghInstitute for Advanced Study, ToulouseThe Foundations of Shamanism and Witchcraft “The committee was impressed by his beautiful thesis which presented a com-
|
![]() |
New Investigator Award
FinalistPatrick SavageKeio University“We thought his work on music evolution was innovative and world leading, and appreciated his development of large collaborative projects and construction of important cross-cultural datasets.” |
![]() |
FinalistDamian BlasiHarvard University“We found his work on language evolution and linguistic diversity to be innovative |
![]() |
WinnerNicole WenBrunel University, London“We were impressed by her research into how children learn rituals and conventions that combined ethnography, behavioral experiments, and social group tasks. We believed that her work revealed interesting and empirically focused
|
![]() |