Dylan S. Davis, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University
Brief Biography
I am an archaeologist specializing in remote sensing applications and human-environmental interaction. I focus primarily on population settlement distributions and their connections to resource use. Central to my research are technologies such as remote sensing and GIS and theoretical frameworks from behavioral ecology, complex adaptive systems, and evolutionary ecology. My research largely focuses on island and coastal regions, and seeks to further our understanding of the long-term impacts of human settlement and livelihood strategies. My doctoral dissertation focuses on establishing linkages between environmental conditions and human settlement patterns in Southwest Madagascar using a variety of paleoclimate proxies and geospatial methods, including a systematic landscape survey of archaeological deposits using remote sensing instruments and machine learning algorithms. I also serve on the Editorial Board of Archaeological Prospection.
Education
2022 – Ph.D. Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University
2018 – M.A. Anthropology, Binghamton University
2017 – B.S. Anthropology, Binghamton University
- Concentration in Archaeology
2017 – B.A. Geography, Binghamton University
- Concentration in Computer Applications for Human Environmental Analysis
Lab Affiliations
Olo Be Taloha (African Environmental Archaeology) Laboratory, Penn State (PI: Kristina Douglass)
Institutional Affiliation
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University [Department Profile]