Hannah G. LunkenheimerÂ
Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Texas at Austin
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I am a cross-cultural researcher studying children's understanding and explanatory reasoning regarding significant misfortune (e.g. death, illness, natural disasters). My research focuses on using cognitive, social, and evolutionary theories to explain how beliefs and rituals are cross-culturally recurrent and how those beliefs and rituals impact grief, coping, and psychological well-being over the lifespan.
I am a cross-cultural researcher studying children's understanding and explanatory reasoning regarding significant misfortune (e.g. death, illness, natural disasters). My research focuses on using cognitive, social, and evolutionary theories to explain how beliefs and rituals are cross-culturally recurrent and how those beliefs and rituals impact grief, coping, and psychological well-being over the lifespan.
See below for a quick peak at some things I find interesting...
See below for a quick peak at some things I find interesting...
Explanatory Reasoning
Explanatory Reasoning
What explanations do we give for our beliefs and behaviors? To what extent do we rely on natural explanations, supernatural explanations, or both?
Risk Perception & Decision-Making
Risk Perception & Decision-Making
Who and what influences our decision-making during major life events such as pregnancy and death?
Rituals
Rituals
How and why do some practices across cultures share common features such as health, illness, and death rituals?
Good Grief
Good Grief
How do cultural attitudes towards death shape how different societies respond to death and dying? How can we experience good grief?