Dr. Alicia Davis

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alicia Davis is a cultural anthropologist and lecturer at the University of Glasgow's Institute of Health and Wellbeing. Her academic focus includes issues related to health, disease, the environment, conservation, gender, and livelihoods in East Africa. She specializes in community-based, impact-driven methods and has a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, working alongside specialists in human and veterinary health, ecology, epidemiology, and economics. Davis's research primarily falls within the 'One Health' framework, exploring the intersections of human, animal, and environmental health, with particular attention to zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Through her postdoctoral work and ongoing projects, she examines the social-economic and environmental drivers of health challenges in pastoralist communities. In addition, Davis actively engages in capacity-building initiatives aimed at fostering community-driven interventions to address livestock health and wellbeing. Her commitment to bridging anthropology with environmental health science underlines her work's relevance to real-world challenges.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Teaching and researching in the fields of cultural anthropology and global health.