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Leda Cosmides is an American psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is best known for her research on evolutionary psychology, particularly the application of evolutionary theory to social behavior. She is the co-author of The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture, which is considered a foundational work in the field. Cosmides was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received her B.A. in psychology from Harvard University in 1979. She then went on to receive her Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University in 1983. Cosmides has been a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1983. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Cognitive Science Society. She has also been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, the James McKeen Cattell Award, and the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. As of 2021, Leda Cosmides's net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million.

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May, 1957
Birthday 9 May
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality United States

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1992

In 1992, together with Tooby and Jerome Barkow, Cosmides edited The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. She and Tooby also co-founded and co-direct the Center for Evolutionary Psychology.

1988

Cosmides was awarded the 1988 American Association for the Advancement of Science Prize for Behavioral Science Research, the 1993 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2005 National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award.

1979

Cosmides originally studied biology at Radcliffe College/Harvard University, receiving her BA in 1979. While an undergraduate, she was influenced by the renowned evolutionary biologist Robert L. Trivers, who was her advisor. In 1985, Cosmides received a PhD in cognitive psychology from Harvard. After completing postdoctoral work under Roger Shepard at Stanford University, she joined the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991, becoming a full professor in 2000.

1957

Leda Cosmides (born May 1957) is an American psychologist, who, together with anthropologist husband John Tooby, helped develop the field of evolutionary psychology.