Utilizing evolutionary and cross-cultural theoretical frameworks, I delve into the exploration of human responses to ecological threats, including natural disasters, technological catastrophes, and epidemics. This scholarly inquiry aims to elucidate the nuanced ways in which individuals and communities adapt and react to environmental challenges across different cultures and evolutionary adaptations.
Soheil Shapouri
Visiting Assistant Professor
610.758.4380
sos523@lehigh.edu
Chandler-Ullmann room 127
Education:
Brain and Behavioral Sciences, PhD, University of Georgia
Cognitive Science, M.S., Iranian Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
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Research Statement
Publications
Shapouri, S., Soleymani, & S., Rezayi, S. (in press). Floods of Techniques and Drought of Theories: Emotion Mining in Disasters. Journal of Computational Social Science. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.05219
Shapouri, S., & Rafiee, Y. (in press). Cultural Systems and Ecological Threats: Epidemics and Natural Disasters Do Not Predict Collectivism. Human Nature. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4113386
Shapouri, S., Martin, L. L., & Arhami, O. (2024). Affective responses to natural and technological disasters; an evolutionary perspective. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 9(3), 308-322.
Shapouri, S. (2023). Of germs and culture; parasite stress as the origin of individualism-collectivism. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 9(1), 82-89.
Shapouri, S., & Martin, L. L. (2022). Snakes vs. guns: a systematic review of comparisons between phylogenetic and ontogenetic threats. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 1-25.
Teaching
PSYC 001 – Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 201 - Research Methods and Data Analysis I
PSYC 203 - Research Methods and Data Analysis III