Dr Stephen Raymond Davis PhD
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Biography:
I graduated in Botany with a BSc. (Hons. )from the University of Reading in 1994 and after a brief spell as a molecular biologist headed to Sheffield to take their renowned MSc. in Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy in 1995. After a brief return to molecular biology and developmental biology, I undertook a PhD at Liverpool John Moores University looking at lowland raised mires in NW England, and particularly focusing on analysis of testate amoebae as an indicator in raised mire restoration schemes.
Following my PhD I moved to the University of Exeter and undertook a 3 year NERC postdoctoral fellowship working on palaeoenvironmental reconstruction from the floodplain of the River Culm, Devon with a specific focus on the analysis of insect remains. This research was subsequently followed by two other periods of postdoctoral research at Exeter, initially looking at modern floodplain beetles and palaeoecological analog assemblages, and finally a two year Leverhulme Trust funded project to study insect remains from burnt mound sites with a view to ascertaining their function.
I joined the staff at UCD in November 2006 as part of the departmental commitment to expanding environmental archaeology within UCD and have also acted as a consultant specialist in both insect remains and testate amoebae