James Hicks

James Hicks is a DPhil Candidate in Archaeology at the University of Oxford where he is developing a thesis exploring the emergence of aesthetic awareness, supervised by Dr. Lambros Malafouris. Mr. Hicks earned his master's degree in psychological science and his baccalaureate in anthropology and psychology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He was awarded the first undergraduate certificate in cognitive archaeology from the Center for Cognitive Archaeology where he subsequently spent several years as a research assistant, technical advisor, and adjunct instructor. His work has appeared in Human Paleoneurology, The International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, Psychology Today, The Italian Journal of Cognitive Sciences, as well as the annual meetings of The European Society for the Study of Human Evolution and the American Anthropological Association. He is interested in the role of affect in cognitive evolution, 4E models of cognition, phenomenology, Material Engagement Theory, paleoneurology, personality and psychopathology, and the affective scaffolds of early cognitive development.