Davor was born in Bosnia. He and his parents came to the United States as refugees following the civil war in the 1990s. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in history from Syracuse University. His writing has appeared in several outlets, including Blood + Honey, The Muleskinner Journal, and The Washington Post. He currently lives in Syracuse with his wife Meg and their Siberian husky, Izzie.