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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 Areas

Research Statement

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.

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.

Under Review 

Shapouri, S., Soleymani, S., Rezayi, S. (2024). Floods of Techniques and Drought of Theories: Emotion Mining in Disasters. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.05219

Shapouri, S., Yasaman Rafiee. (2024). Cultural Systems and Ecological Threats: Epidemics and Natural Disasters Do Not Predict Collectivism. [manuscript submitted for publication]. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4113386

Teaching

PSYC 001 – Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 201 - Research Methods and Data Analysis I
PSYC 203 - Research Methods and Data Analysis III