About

Amanda Davis is a professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). The college is recognized as the No. 3 ranked veterinary college in the United States and is engaged in supporting collaborations that translate discoveries into proactive solutions for animal, human, and environmental health. The college emphasizes innovative research, including basic and clinical studies, with a focus on a 'One Health' approach that recognizes the complex interactions between animal, human, and environmental health. While specific details about her research focus or contributions are not provided in the page text, her association with a leading veterinary college involved in cutting-edge research and education indicates her role in advancing veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences.

Research topics

• Art
• Literature
• Sociology
• Media studies
• Forensic engineering
• Materials science
• Philosophy
• Chemistry
• Engineering
• Organic chemistry

Selected publications

• Assessment of Ethanol-modified Phytate-bicarbonate Treatment for Water-sensitive Iron Gall Inks

  Journal of the American Institute for Conservation · 2026-03-03

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• ASSESSMENT OF SKIN PENETRATION SURROGATES FOR USE WITH LESS LETHAL IMPACT MUNITIONS

  2025-05-06

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  Less lethal impact munitions (LLIM) are often used by law enforcement as a less harmful deterrent, yet severe injuries due to the LLIM penetrating the skin have been reported. As penetration thresholds vary with anatomical differences, a biofidelic skin penetration surrogate is essential for end users to perform pre-deployment risk assessments. This study evaluated three skin penetration surrogates—TrueTissue, TP5, and NATO AEP-94—using two spherical rubber projectiles. Penetration risk curves were produced with velocity and energy density. Risk curves yielded 50% penetration thresholds of 16.2, 16.9, and 16.0 J/cm2 for TrueTissue, TP5, and NATO AEP-94 respectively, aligning with post mortem human specimen thresholds for the thigh (12.6 J/cm2) and abdomen (18.7 J/cm2) (Foley, 2024). Despite differences in materials and design, all surrogates produced comparable responses within 1 J/cm2 of each other suggesting similar responses. This information can be utilized to help assess the risk of penetration for LLIMs.

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• Introduction

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023-06-08

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  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• A Moveable Feast

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023-06-08

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  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• The Book of Amos and its Audiences

  2023 · 1 citations

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  • Sociology
  • Literature
  • Media studies

  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text's addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• Foreign Address and Home Audiences in Amos 3:9–11

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023-06-08

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  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• Epilogue

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023-06-08

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  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• Evaluation of Skin Penetration from Less Lethal Impact Munitions and Their Associated Risk Predictors

  SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety · 2023-09-20 · 1 citations

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  <div><b>Introduction:</b> The use of less lethal impact munitions (LLIMs) by law enforcement has increased in frequency, especially following nationwide protests regarding police brutality and racial injustice in the summer of 2020. There are several reports of the projectiles causing severe injuries when they penetrate the skin including pulmonary contusions, bone fractures, liver lacerations, and, in some cases, death. The penetration threshold of skin in different body regions is due to differences in the underlying structure (varying degree of muscle, adipose tissue, and presence or absence of bone).</div> <div><b>Objective:</b> The objective of this study was to further investigate what factors affected the likelihood of skin penetration in various body regions and to develop corresponding penetration risk curves.</div> <div><b>Methods:</b> A total of eight, fresh/never frozen, unembalmed, postmortem human specimens (PMHS) were impacted by two projectile sizes: a 1″ and 5/8″ neoprene rubber ball in various body regions. Impacted body regions included the thigh, abdomen, anterior torso between ribs, anterior torso on a rib, sternum, scapula, posterior torso on a rib, and lower back for a total of a minimum of 24 shots per PMHS. To achieve both a penetrating and non-penetrating shot for each set of impacts, the impact location was assessed post impact to determine if penetration occurred, and the velocity of the next shot was adjusted to target the alternate outcome on the contralateral side within the same body region. Post-test, each PMHS underwent X-rays to determine if any other additional injuries occurred.</div> <div><b>Results:</b> A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine which factors (e.g., velocity and energy density) were statistically significant at predicting the risk of penetration. Energy density was utilized as the primary predictor to evaluate the two projectiles’ data together and additional parameters (e.g., skin thickness and BMI) were also tested as co-factors. Statistical significance was obtained with energy density alone for the thigh (<i>p</i> = 0.004), anterior torso between ribs (<i>p</i> = 0.043), lower back (<i>p</i> = 0.04), scapula (<i>p</i> = 0.03), and posterior torso on a rib (<i>p</i> = 0.005). The abdomen region was not significant with energy density alone (<i>p</i> = 0.085) but when BMI was added as a co-factor significance was found to be (<i>p</i> = 0.021). The sternum and anterior torso on a rib were not found to have statistical significance with any of the predictors analyzed. The 50% risk of penetration was found for each region that had statistical significance. The thigh had a 50% risk at 12.62 J/cm<sup>2</sup>, 22.3 J/cm<sup>2</sup> for the anterior torso between ribs, 28.6 J/cm<sup>2</sup> for the lower back, 33.3 J/cm<sup>2</sup> for the scapula, and 34.3 J/cm<sup>2</sup> for the posterior torso on ribs.</div> <div><b>Conclusion:</b> The results support that energy density is a good predictor for estimating the likelihood of the skin to penetrate and that the risk of penetration varies by body region.</div>

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• Scribal Prophecy and the Post-Exilic Audience of Amos 7:10–17

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023-06-08

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  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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• Overhearing in Lyric Poetry, Roman Satire, and Biblical Poetry

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023

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  • Literature
  • Art
  • Philosophy

  Many studies of the prophetic books assume that a text’s addressee and audience are one and the same. Sometimes this is the case, but some prophetic texts feature multiple addressees who cannot be collapsed into a single setting. In this book, Andrew R. Davis examines examples of multiple addressees within the book of Amos and argues that they force us to expand our understanding of prophetic audiences. Drawing insight from studies of poetic address in other disciplines, Davis distinguishes between the addressee within the text and the actual audience outside the text. He combines in-depth poetic analysis with historical inquiry and shows the ways that the prophetic discourse of the book of Amos is triangulated among multiple audiences.

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Frequent coauthors

• Sumayya J. Almarzouqi

  Methodist Hospital

  15 shared

• Michael L. Morgan

  St. Luke's University Health Network

  12 shared

• Andrew G. Lee

  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

  10 shared

• Andrew G. Lee

  4 shared

• Guillaume Wantz

  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

  3 shared

• Kenneth R. Carter

  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  3 shared

• Lisa House

  University of Florida

  2 shared

• Mark G. Brown

  2 shared

Education

• PhD, Polymer Science and Engineering

  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  2014

• BSc, Chemistry

  University of Virginia

  2009