Charlie Lewis

Professor Charlie Lewis is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. His research focuses on family dynamics, social understanding development, and cultural influences on child psychology.

• Collaborated extensively with Michael Lamb (Cambridge) on fatherhood studies
• Worked with Jeremy Carpendale (Simon Fraser) on social understanding theory
• Explored cultural differences with Masuo Koyasu and Ayako Ogawa (Kyoto)

Research Interests include:

• Social understanding in children with autism
• Preschoolers' comprehension of irony
• Eyewitness testimony reliability in children with learning disabilities
• Advertising effects on child cognition
• Statistical modeling of developmental changes

His recent 2024 publications explore emotional understanding training in preschoolers and touchscreen impacts on infant cognition. Current students include Xinyi Peng, Lin Song, and Hannah Thomas.