Edward Davis is an academic expert in mass extinction, paleontology and the evolution of large mammals. At the University of Oregon, he is an associate professor of earth sciences and the Condon Fossil Collection Director for the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Edward specializes in the way species respond to ongoing climate change. Most of his work is on terrestrial herbivores (plant eaters, like antelope), but his research also expands into whales and carnivores.