Brian Codding

Brian Codding is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah, with affiliations including the

• Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative
• SPARC Environmental Justice Lab
• Global Change and Sustainability Center
• Natural History Museum of Utah
• Archaeological Center
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies

His research focuses on social-environmental systems dynamics, particularly through collaborative projects with Indigenous communities in western North America, emphasizing climate change adaptation, indigenous ecological practices, and resource sustainability.

Recent publications highlight his work in

• modeling wildfire regimes influenced by human activity
• evaluating the impact of climate change on Indigenous energy sovereignty
• exploring the emergence of social inequality through ecological drivers
• applying statistical methods to archaeological count data
• analyzing prehistoric settlement patterns in relation to environmental gradients

These studies span disciplines such as archaeology, ecology, and anthropology, often incorporating NSF-funded transdisciplinary research.

His methodological innovations include agent-based modeling of resource monopolization, regression analysis of paleoecological data, and empirical corrections for taphonomic bias in radiocarbon datasets. Scientific awards include a Postdoctoral Fellowship from Stanford University.