My research centers on non-human primate social learning and the roots of culture within the animal kingdom. Currently, I am investigating the capacities for displaying cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) in sanctuary-based chimpanzees, in partnership with the Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary in Zambia and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. Through targeted experiments, I aim to explore the cognitive and social factors that may facilitate or constrain CCE in chimpanzees, shedding light on the evolutionary underpinnings of cultural complexity in our closest relatives. This work aspires to deepen our understanding of the origins and progression of culture across species.