Assistant Professor, Geography Department
Associate Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

u6001910@utah.edu

Publications

• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., Witmer, F., and J. O’Loughlin. Weather variability and conflict forecasts: Dynamic human-environment interactions in Kenya. Political Geography, 92, 102489., 08/17/2021 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., and Andreas Forø Tollefson. Environmental stress and agricultural landownership in Africa. Global Environmental Change, 67, 102237., 02/28/2021 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., and B. Ruether. Weather, wheat, and war: The security implications of climate variability for conflict in Syria. Journal of Peace Research, 58(1), 114-131., 01/07/2021 SYRIA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., Witmer, F., and J. O’Loughlin. Do people accurately report droughts? Comparison of instrument-measured and survey data in Kenya. Climatic Change, 162, 1143-1160., 06/18/2020 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., Witmer, F., O’Loughlin, J., McCabe, T.J., and J. Tir. The consequences of relocating in response to drought: human mobility and conflict in contemporary Kenya. Environmental Research Letters, 13(9), 094014., 09/10/2018 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Linke, A.M., Witmer, F., O’Loughlin, J., McCabe, T.J., and J. Tir. Drought, local institutional contexts, and support for violence in Kenya. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 62(7), 1544-1578., 08/01/2018 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Witmer, F., Linke, A.M., O’Loughlin, J., Laing, A., and A. Gettelman. Subnational violent conflict forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–65, using climate-sensitive models. Journal of Peace Research, 54(2) 175–192., 03/14/2017

Presentations

• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Climate science from different perspectives." Climate Talks series. Department of Geography, San Diego State University., 04/13/2021 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Climate change, human mobility, and conflict in contemporary Kenya." American Association of Geographers conference., 04/07/2021 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Weather, wheat, and war: security implications of climate variability for conflict in Syria." International Studies Association., 04/07/2021 SYRIA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Dynamic human-environment interactions and using survey data to make conflict forecasts." Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2020 (Part II), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research., 09/23/2020 GERMANY KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Floods as a natural experiment in shaping support for and the experience of violence in Kenya.” American Association of Geographers conference., 03/06/2020 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Relocating in response to drought: human mobility and conflict in contemporary Kenya." Center for Comparative and International Studies, ETH Zurich., 01/31/2020 KENYA SWITZERLAND
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “The impacts of global warming and changing weather patterns on human conflict.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference. , 12/19/2019 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Climate change and environmental security.” Center for Security, Intelligence and Defense Studies, Carleton University., 12/06/2019 CANADA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Fickle weather effects undermine violence forecasts using national survey data.” American Political Science Association (APSA) conference. , 09/12/2019 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Environmental aspects of Kenya’s smallholder settlement schemes.” British Institute East Africa., 06/07/2019 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Environment and population change on Kenya’s smallholder settlement schemes.” Department of Geoscience and the Environment, Technical University of Kenya., 06/06/2019 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Environmental change, land ownership, and political instability in agrarian societies.” ISA conference. , 04/04/2019 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Environmental change, land ownership, and political instability in agrarian societies." American Association of Geographers. , 03/24/2019 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "The consequences of relocating in response to drought: human mobility and conflict in contemporary Kenya." Understanding Individuals’ Opinions and Experiences in Conflict-Affected Societies Workshop, Peace Research Institute Oslo., 05/14/2018 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Agricultural productivity and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: A subnational and comparative analysis using novel population survey data methods." American Association of Geographers annual conference., 04/10/2018 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Agricultural productivity and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: A subnational and comparative analysis using novel population survey data methods." International Studies Association annual conference. , 04/07/2018 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Survey based analysis of agricultural productivity, landownership, and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Peace Research Institute Oslo., 03/21/2018 NORWAY
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "The effects agricultural productivity obstacles on conflict in regional political context." Next Generation of Climate-Conflict Research Workshop, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars., 03/09/2018 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "The effects agricultural productivity obstacles on conflict in regional political context." Workshop on Subnational Politics, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University., 02/12/2018 GLOBAL
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "A geographical approach to the study of environmental change and conflict." Department of Geography, Oregon State University, 05/27/2016
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Household livelihood shocks and migration as pathways between local environmental change and conflict in Kenya.” American Association of Geographers annual meeting, 03/30/2016 KENYA
• ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Household livelihood shocks and migration as pathways between local environmental change and conflict in Kenya.” International Studies Association annual meeting, 03/16/2016 KENYA