Connor Davis
Doctoral student
Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
e-mail:
connor_davis@[>>> Please remove the text! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Research Interests
My research broadly seeks to understand human adaptation to and cognition of environmental change – both in terms of local ecological fluctuations and long-term climate change. Specifically, I investigate how environmental seasonality influences predictions individuals make about future ecological conditions and how these inferences structure personal economic decisions, community-based collective action, and even human health outcomes. My fieldwork is primarily conducted in Baja California Sur, Mexico among rural ranching and coastal fishing communities, in collaboration with projects led by Shane Macfarlan at the University of Utah. Currently, I study under the supervision of Jeffrey Andrews as a PhD candidate in the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2023 – present | PhD Candidate Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig |
| 2021 – 2023 | MS Anthropology Department of Anthropology, University of Utah Supervisors: Shane Macfarlan, Brian Codding, Thomas Kraft, Ryan Schacht |
| 2016 – 2021 | BS Economics Department of Economics, University of Utah |
| 2016 – 2021 | BS Political Science Department of Political Science, University of Utah |
| 2016 – 2021 | BA International Studies International Studies, University of Utah |
| 2016 – 2021 | BA Anthropology Department of Anthropology, University of Utah |
Publications
Macfarlan SJ, Schacht R, McCool WC, Davis C, Yerman A, Higuera Landeros FJ, & Amador Amador M. 2023. Decision-making under climate shocks and economic insecurity: Ranching in rural Baja California Sur, Mexico. Evolution and Human Behavior. 44(5), 515–523
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Davis CA, Redhead D, Macfarlan SJ. 2022. Political alliance formation and cooperation networks in the Utah State legislature. Human Nature 33(1).
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Macfarlan SJ, Schacht R, Bourland I, Kapp S, Glad T, Lewis L, Claflin S, Darmiento N, Clegg T, Thorpe C, Peppelar T, Nguyen B, Hall RG, Davis CA, Santiago M, Henrickson C. 2021. NDVI predicts birth seasonality in historical Baja California Sur, Mexico: Adaptive responses to arid ecosystems and the North American Monsoon. Biodemography and Social Biology 66(2).
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