Amanda Davies (geographer)

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
  1. "Amanda Davies". the UWA Profiles and Research Repository. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. "Staff Profile: Amanda Davies". Curtin University Staff Portal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. "Dr Amanda Davies, Dr Meredith Nash, and Nina McLean, Author at New Matilda". New Matilda. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. Tulloch, Yvette (17 December 2015). "Homeward Bound leadership program to include Antarctic voyage | News at Curtin". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. Clarke, Connie (23 October 2016). "bond of ice". STM Gloss Magazine (Perth, Australia). p. 8 – via Newsbank.


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