Amanda Davies (geographer)
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Amanda Davies is a social scientist working in the field of demography, population geography and rural and regional development.[1]
She is currently a professor and head of school at the University of Western Australia's School of Social Sciences,[1] and Adjunct Professor, at Curtin University's School of Molecular and Life Sciences.[2]
She also is one of Australia's leading public commentators on population and demographic issues and she also closely works with the Australian government and she is currently a principal investigator on 5 major projects, including:[1]
- Rural volunteering (ARC Linkage; Volunteering Australia)
- Economic development pathways and responsiveness in mining transition
- Population mobility in the digital economy
- Counterurbanisation and COVID (ARC)
Davies began her position at UWA in 2020, prior to which she was Senior Lecturer in the Department of Planning and Geography at Curtin University.[3] She is also the youngest person to be appointed as a full professor of Geography at UWA and the first female to be appointed as the head of the School of Social Sciences.[1]
Davies has a Bachelors of Science from UWA, a Doctor of Philosophy from New England.[1]
In 2016 she and Samantha Hall were part of a mission to Antarctica.[4][5][6]
Honours and awards
- Fellow, Institute of Australian Geographers
Selected bibliography
- Amanda Davies, Through an Australian Lens: Exploring the Impact of Body-Worn Cameras on Police–Community Relations, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 2022;, paac065, https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac065
References
- ^ a b c d e "Amanda Davies". the UWA Profiles and Research Repository. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Staff Profile: Amanda Davies". Curtin University Staff Portal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Dr Amanda Davies, Dr Meredith Nash, and Nina McLean, Author at New Matilda". New Matilda. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Tulloch, Yvette (17 December 2015). "Homeward Bound leadership program to include Antarctic voyage | News at Curtin". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Kleer, April (28 October 2015). "A 'very cool' trip ahead for two Curtin researchers - News and Events | Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia". News and Events. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Clarke, Connie (23 October 2016). "bond of ice". STM Gloss Magazine (Perth, Australia). p. 8 – via Newsbank.
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