The Human Behavior and Origins (HBO) Lab is committed to fostering a warm and inclusive environment, where all students can thrive in learning and research whilst feeling valued and heard. This commitment is deeply personal to me. As a first-generation, low-income student, I understand firsthand the importance of creating a supportive academic space that values and embraces diversity.

Coren Apicella, Principal Investigator Associate Professor of Psychology

Email: capicella@psych.upenn.edu

Shelby Weathers, Graduate Student

Interests: empathy, altruism, perspective-taking, self-efficacy

Email: seweath@sas.upenn.edu

Daniel Gurevith, Undergraduate Researcher

Interests: cross-cultural differences, perspective-taking

Email: sdgure@sas.upenn.edu

 

Former Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars

Helena Saven, Undergraduate Researcher

Interests: clinical psychology, perspective-taking, moral decision-making, antisocial behavior

Email: hqsaven@sas.upenn.edu

Dr. Duncan-Stibbard Hawkes, Former Postdoctoral Scholar

Current: Assistant Professor Durham University

Interests: Hadza, egalitarianism, food sharing, subsistence ecology

Email: duncan.stibbard-hawkes@durham.ac.uk

Dr. Kristopher Smith, Former Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher

Current: Postdoctoral Scholar, Washington State University

Interests: Hadza, Kiswahili fisherman, cooperation, social relationships, moral decision-making

Email: kristopher.m.smith@wsu.edu

Dr. Keana Richards, Former Graduate Student

Current: Quantitative User Experience Researcher, Google

Interests: gender differences, risk, person-perception

Email: richards.keana@gmail.com

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Dr. Megan Williams, Former Graduate Student

Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, Karolinska Institutet

Interests: olfaction, mate choice, body odor

Email: megawill8787@gmail.com