I am a Philosopher of Biology who is principally interested in human evolution, and of the topics in human evolution, I'm interested in the evolution of language. I worked with my current PhD supervisor, Kim Sterelny, on my honours project on the conflict between the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis and the Modern Synthesis. In doing that work, I found that the kinds of phenomena that evolutionary theory can produce is much broader than I had otherwise thought.

This kind of thinking has motivated much of the work I currently do. I am interested in how non-traditional modes of inheritance can explain the particularities of our lineage that might have otherwise been somewhat mystifying. One way I have deployed this methodology in my PhD thesis thus far is to try and explain the semantic ability (the ability for our words to have meaning) of humans in terms of our species' ability to pass down behavioral traits through cultural avenues. These cultural avenues are the result of cooperation, and the results of cooperation can also be seen in the archaeological record. Thus, I'm also interested in archaeology and cognitive archaeology, insofar as it gives insights into the emergence of differences between our lineage and the lineages of our evolutionary cousins. 

Hopefully, this works as a taste of what is interesting about my work, but if it is not enough, please feel free to get in touch!