He completed his PhD in Geography at Arizona State University in 2012, then served as a post-doc until 2014 at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. David’s research focuses on spatial analytical methods, with a contextual focus on U.S. cities. He is especially interested in the social and environmental contexts in which people are embedded, and how these can affect long run outcomes. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Institute of Education Sciences.