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Georgia Tuohy (she/her)
@georgiamt.bsky.social
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PhD candidate at Durham University studying the influence of the sociocultural learning environment on empathy development in Ugandan and British infants
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sophiemilward.bsky.social
Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
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December 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
georgiamt.bsky.social
Excited to share our new paper investigating Ugandan mothers' experience of gender roles and how it impacts their children's socio-emotional development! dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd....

@drboothroyd.bsky.social @zannaclay.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social
The Impact of Maternal Experience of Gender Roles on Children's Socio‐Emotional Development in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Cultural learning environments and gender roles play a key role in shaping children's development, particularly regarding their social and emotional skills. However, most work on this topic relies on...
dx.doi.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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chimpanzeve.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert 🚨

Collaboration between @yorkpsychology.bsky.social and @durhamdcerc.bsky.social / @durhampsych.bsky.social

A longitudinal, cross cultual, study on infant development of concern & comforting:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

@zannaclay.bsky.social
Early empathy development: Concern and comforting in 9- and 18-month-old infants from Uganda and the UK
Empathy, the capacity to share and understand others’ emotional states, is important for navigating our social lives, yet its development in infancy remains poorly understood. Moreover, most research ...
journals.plos.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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zannaclay.bsky.social
Some coverage from the #BBC about our study comparing the empathic tendencies of chimpanzees and bonobos

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Durham Uni study finds chimpanzees more empathetic than assumed
Durham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
georgiamt.bsky.social
Proud to support @ducu.bsky.social at the picket line today calling for management to protect jobs in HE #UCU
April 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
georgiamt.bsky.social
Had a fantastic time at my first EHBEA and delighted to win best talk 😀

Thanks to @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @zannaclay.bsky.social for their incredible support and guidance and very proud to represent @durhampsych.bsky.social #ehbea #durhampsych
drboothroyd.bsky.social Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · Apr 17
Super happy end to the conference as my and @zannaclay.bsky.social 's student Georgia Tuohy wins best talk! And @amandinevisine.bsky.social who works with @sheinalew.bsky.social wins best poster (pic to follow).

@durhamdevsci.bsky.social on a roll! 😆

@durhampsych.bsky.social
#ehbea #ehbea2025
April 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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gillianrbrown1.bsky.social
Great talk at #ehbea2025 by Georgia Tuohy on mothers' experiences of gender roles in Uganda: women's roles depend on father's choices, as women will take up the slack of running households.
Photo of speaker in front of projected slide.
April 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM