Principal Investigator

Adriano R. Lameira, PhD

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
@lameira_adriano | Google ScholarLink opens in a new window
Primatologist, evolutionary psychologist, father, roller-skater, backyard permaculturalist, capoeira initiate

Post-doctoral researcher

Ani Permana, PhD

"The Ape and the First word"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick

@Dr_Ani_Permana | Research GateLink opens in a new window

Post-doctoral researcher

Luke Duncan, PhD

"Consonant and vowel bias in Great Apes"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
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Primatologist, ethologist, conservationist, bedroom DJ, hiker

Post-doctoral researcher

Chiara De Gregorio, PhD

"What the rhythmic calls of orangutans reveal about the evolution of human language"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
@ChiaraDeGregor7 | Google ScholarLink opens in a new window

Primatologist, ethologist, book addict, scuba diving enthusiast, fireplace lover, woods wanderer

Post-doctoral researcher

Tiziano Travain, PhD

"Beyond the emotions: orangutan vocalizations explored via infrared thermography"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
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Canids expert, ethologist, conservationist, boardgame enthusiast, backpacker

PhD candidate

Charlotte Gannon, MSc

"The role of language in the evolution of imagination and the fictional mind"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
@CKAGannon | Google ScholarLink opens in a new window
Comparative psychologist, wildlife conservationist, primatologist, amateur baker, wine enthusiast

Audio Technician

Robert Essery, MA

"The Ape and the First word"
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
Phonetician, Halloween enthusiast, tinkerer

MSc student

Shivani Patel, BSc

"Orangutan grammar: a naturalistic combinatorial investigation into how language evolved "
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
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Psycholinguist, park-runner, bearded dragon owner, fruit sticker collector

Research assistant (together w/ Marcus Perlman)

Charlotte Wiltshire, MSc

Department of Psychology, University of Warwick +
Department of Linguistics, University of Birmingham
@Charlotte9080
Machine learning, primatologist, keen baker, equestrian, animal-lover.