REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Davis, D. (2009). Being in the Minority is my Circumstance not my Identity. African Identities 7(4), 491-494. Jeffers, A., Lashley, M.B., and Davis, D. (2009). Psycho-Social Impact of Mortgage Foreclosure.

International Journal of Business Research 58-67. 

Davis. D. Preparing (2009). Preparing White Student Teachers Through a Critical Consultative Interaction Model. The International Journal of Progressive Education 5(2), 23-43. 

Davis, D. and Shin, M. (2009). The Lives of Sesame Street: The Impact of Foreclosures on Young Children and Families. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 10(2), 182-184 

Davis, D. (2008). The Inner City is my Blues. Multicultural Education 15(2), 28-29. 

Villegas, A.M, and Davis, D. (2007). Approaches to diversifying the teaching force: Attending to issues of recruitment, preparation, and retention. Teacher Education Quarterly 34(4), 137-147. 

Davis, D. (2006). White student teachers’ capacity to consult schoolchildren of color.  Online Yearbook of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 37-45. 

Davis, D. (2002). Wait a minute, before you call me Black. Multicultural Perspectives 4(1), 44-46.  

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 

Davis, D. and Fisher, P. (2010). LGBTQ Literature for Children. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. 

Davis, D., and Fisher, P. (2010). Queering Children’s Literature. Paper presented at the 20th Annual International Conference for the National Association for Multicultural Education, Las Vegas, NV. 

Davis, D. (2009). Including LGBT Diversity in Multicultural Teacher Education. Paper presented at the 19th Annual International Conference for the National Association for Multicultural Education, Denver, CO. 

Lashley, M., Jeffers, A., and Davis, D. (2009). Psycho-Social Impact of Mortgage Foreclosure. Paper presented at the 2009 International Academy of Business and Economics Conference, Las Vegas, NV. 

Smith, L. and Davis, D. (2009). Critical Race Theory and Teacher Education: A Call for Inclusion. Paper presented at the Critical Race Studies in Education 3rd Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. 

Davis, D., (June 2008). Rethinking Multicultural Education.  Paper presented at the 2008 School of Education UMass Amherst Centennial Marathon, Amherst, MA. 

Jackson, J, and Davis, D., (March 2008). Border Crossings. Paper presented at the 2008 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 

Davis, D., (March 2008). Called to the City to Teach.  Paper presented at the 2008 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 

Wright, B., Davis, D., and Abbate-Vaughn, J., (March 2007). But Environmentally I’m White. In symposium “Quality in Teacher Education: Three Perspectives.” Paper presented at the 2007American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL. 

Davis, D., (November 2006).  Tryin’ to Make it Over. Paper presented at the 16th Annual International Conference for the National Association for Multicultural Education, Phoenix, AZ.  

Davis, D., Wright, B., and Abbate-Vaughn, J., (March 2006). Talking to and Learning From Urban Schoolchildren. In symposium “Highly Qualified Staff and Successful Students in Urban Schools.”

Paper presented at the 2007 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 

Davis, D., (May 2005). Student Teachers Converse with Schoolchildren to Learn about Teaching and Learning. Paper presented at the 36th New England Educational Research Organization Annual Conference, Northampton, MA. 

Donnell, K., Jackson, J., Harper, K. and Davis, D., (April 2004). In symposium “Understanding and Challenging Educational Inequalities through Qualitative Study.” Paper presented at  the 2004 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.  

Davis, D., (April 2003). Learning from Positive Classroom Experiences. Paper discussion presented at the 2003 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.  

Davis, D., (April 2003). Learning to Teach among Schoolchildren of Color. Paper discussion presented at the 2003 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.  

Davis, D., Donnell, K. Jackson, J. and Harper, K., (May 2003). Qualitative Studies of Teaching, Learning, and Schooling: Teaching, Learning to Teach, and Social Justice. Paper presented in symposium at the 34th New England Educational Research Organization Annual Conference, Portsmouth, NH. 

Davis, D., (February 2003). Family Practices Advancing Student Literacy. Paper presented in roundtable at the Holmes Partnership 7th Annual Conference, Washington, DC.  

Dudley-Marling, C., and Davis, D., (March 2003). Culturally-Sensitive Family Literacy Practices:  The Perceptions of African American and Hispanic Parents.  Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.  

Davis, D., Jackson, J., and Pizzi, J., (April 2001). The Schooling Transformative Process: Teacher Reflection and Student Value Development. Paper presented at the 2001 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.  

Loftus, F., Ambrosini, K., and Davis, D., (March 2001). Problems to Possibilities: Measuring Student Teacher Competence.  Paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference for the Association of Supervisors and Curriculum Developers Boston, MA.  

INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS  

2003    Davis, D., colloquium presenter
               “Developing Understandings about Teaching and Learning
               through Student Teacher-Pupil Conversation”
               Department of Psychology and Education
               Mount Holyoke College, Mount Holyoke, MA 

2003    Davis, D., colloquium presenter
               “Teaching for Social Justice: The Goal for Eight White Preservice Teachers”
               Five College Childhood Studies Seminar, Amherst, MA 

2002    Davis, D., colloquium presenter “The
               Nappy Hair Controversy” GYRO
               Colloquium Papers, VII. Boston
               College, Chestnut Hill, MA 

2002    Davis, D., guest lecturer
               “Joyce Epstein’s Typology of School, Family and Community Partnerships”
               ED 039 Learning and Curriculum in the Elementary School.
               Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. 

2001    Davis, D., guest lecturer
               “The Nappy Hair Controversy”
               ED 393 Survey of Children’s Literature I.
               Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

2006    “Haiti and her People”
               National Black Child Development Institute, Miami, FL 

2006    “African American Males: Maladjusted or Misunderstood”
               Montclair High School
               Montclair Board of Education, Montclair, NJ 

2003    “Cultural Awareness”
               Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Statewide
               Conference: Issues and Solutions, Worcester, MA 

2003    “Cultural Awareness”
               Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
               Massachusetts Project, Gloucester, MA 

2002,   “Teaching in the Block”

2003    The English High School
               Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA 

MSU BASED 

2010                    Freshmen 101: Surviving MSU Residential Leadership Council
                                “Making the Transition: Tips and Tricks to Building Professional Relationships
                                with Professors” 

2010                    Faculty Dinner Series Speaker
                                Residential Life
                                “My Professor Does Not Like Me!” 

2005-present   Faculty Volunteer
                                GLBT Safe Space Program
                                Wellness Education in collaboration with Gay and Lesbian Faculty Association 

2005-present   Faculty Marshal Commencement 

CEHS BASED 

2008                    Member, Advisory Committee on Faculty Scholarship

2007                    Search Committee Member, VF-351 Technology Support Specialist

2006-2009      Mentor, Convocation Committee

2006                    Representative, National Network for Urban Renewal, Agenda for Education
                                in a Democracy— Summer Symposium.

2006                    Search Committee Member, ADP Curriculum Resource Collection Coordinator 

ECELE DEPARTMENT 

2006-2007      Chair, VF-7 Elementary Education Search Committee

2006                    Faculty Presenter, Department Meeting Presentation. “The Overrepresentation
                                of African American Males in Special Education”

2005-present   Faculty Advisor, Early Childhood/Elementary Education Post Baccalaureate Students

2004-present   Reviewer, Comprehensive Exams for Master’s Candidates 

EXTERNAL DISCIPLINE BASED 

Invited Expert Study Panel Member

• LGTB Equity Group. National Network for Educational Renewal (2009) 

Conference Proposal Reviewer

• New England Education Research Organization (2006)
• American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (2002)

Curriculum Reviewer

• Citywide Learning Standards E/LA Development Team. Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA (1996)
• World Language Curriculum Study Group. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education, Malden, MA (1994)