Program in Science, Technology and Society

David is a PhD student in history. His research interests revolve around the environmental history of Nigeria and West Africa. He is interested in how the production of scientific knowledge about coastal Nigeria led to socio-environmental dichotomies in the history of the coast and the hinterland, the influence of this phenomenon on the socio-economic mapping of coastal communities, and how the logic and perceptions generated affected policy, people, humans, and non-humans. David is also interested in marine science, aquatic animals, and their place in the history of coastal communities and the hinterlands of Nigeria and West Africa.