Sheina Lew-levy
PROFESSOR
Department of Psychology
Psychology and Religion Research Group University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Biography
Sheina Lew-Levy is working as Professor of Psycology, Trinity college, Cambridge, UK. He has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences.
Research Interest
"Sheina Lew-Levy is a current PhD student in the department of psychology. Her research focuses on children’s learning in hunting and gathering societies. Sheina’s interests include cross-cultural research, experimental archaeology, evolutionary theory and child development. Her current research examines how Hadza and Mbendjele foragers, from Tanzania and Congo respectively, learn to forage. She also examines the effect of gender, age and environment on the types of activities children engage in. Sheina’s master’s thesis examined the importance of play in learning complex tasks among the Aka foragers and Ngandu farmers of the Central African Republic, using data collected by Dr. Adam Boyette (Duke University). Sheina’s former research took her to Northern Quebec, where she researched the impact of residential schools on a Cree community. "
Publications
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"Lew-Levy, Sheina; Boyette, Adam H. ""Aka forager and Ngandu farmer children participate in sex-typical and ethno-typical activities throughout childhood."" American Anthropologist. Under review. "
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"Lew-Levy, Sheina; Boyette, Adam H. “Central African foragers and farmers work more than they play at simple versus complex activities: Testing a learning strategy model of play.†Current Anthropology. Under review. "
