Lance Workman is a British psychologist whose specialisms include biological psychology,

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

, and

evolutionary psychology Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in psychology that examines cognition and behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to identify human psychological adaptations with regards to the ancestral problems they evolv ...

. He currently teaches on the psychology undergraduate programme at

Bath Spa University Bath Spa University is a public university in Bath, England, with its main campus at Newton Park, about west of the centre of the city. The university has other campuses in the city of Bath, and one at Corsham Court in Wiltshire. The instit ...

. He is an Associate Fellow of and a Chartered Psychologist with the

British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the organ ...

Education

He received an undergraduate degree in psychology and biology from Keele University and his doctorate from the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

Works

His book written with Will Reader, ''Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction'', has been published in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Europe and includes a French edition. Research includes his finding that British

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s have regional dialects, a number of research articles on Seasonal Affective Disorder and various works on the cerebral lateralisation of emotion. He is consultant editor for the journal ''

Animal Behaviour Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait. Behaviourism as a term also describes the scientific and objectiv ...

'' and is on the editorial board for ''

The Psychologist ''The Psychologist'' is the monthly publication of the British Psychological Society. It provides a forum for communication, discussion and controversy among all members of the society and helps it promote the advancement and diffusion of a knowle ...

''.

Appearances

On 13 April 2014, he appeared at the

Leicester Square Theatre The Leicester Square Theatre is a 400-seat theatre in Leicester Place, immediately north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London. It was previously known as Notre Dame Hall, Cavern in the Town and The Venue. The theatre hosts st ...

in London, as "the expert interviewee", with comedian

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in the show ''Richard Herring's Meaning of Life'' with comedian

, discussing "Good and Evil".

Books

Workman, L. and Reader, W. (2004) ''Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction''. Cambridge University Press, .

References

External links

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