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Dept of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education & School Psychology

Dionne L. Davis, Ph.D.

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Education and Community Leadership 

School Improvement
 

Dionne L. Davis, Ph. D is an Assistant Professor in the Education and Community Leadership, School Improvement Program at Texas State University. She is a native of eastern North Carolina, a former elementary teacher and assistant principal. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from The University of South Florida at Tampa in 2022 and earned her B.A. (2001) and M.S.A. (2008) from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include: 1) Diversity, equity, and inclusion in PK-12 educational settings for students of color and Black women, 2) The impact of race and ethnicity on language education policy, and 3) Antiracist, decolonized preparation of future K-12 educational leaders. Through her research and teaching, Dr. Davis is committed to preparing future educational leaders who are antiracist, culturally responsive, thoughtful, caring, compassionate, and knowledgeable of decolonized, indigenous leadership practices.

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  • B.A. in Elementary Education and Afro-American Studies from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    M.S.A. in School Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from The University of South Florida at Tampa

  • ED 7364 Team Development in Education

    ED 7312 Leadership and Organizational Change

    EDCL 6344 Campus Leadership

    • PK-12 equity, diversity, and inclusion
    • Race/Ethnicity
    • PK-12 Students of Color
    • Black women in educational leadership
    • Leadership Preparation
    • Language Education Policy
    • Antiracist, decolonized leadership
    • Qualitative Research

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    Angelo-Rocha, M., Armstrong, L., Mobley, A. M., Davis, D. (2020). Recently arrived – still under-served: Language learning and teaching in the shadows. In Ruby, M., Angelo-Rocha, M., Hickey, M., Agosto, V. (Eds.), Making a Spectacle: Examining Curriculum/Pedagogy as Recovery from Political Trauma. (pp. 127-139). IAP. 

    Coker, J., Haraf, S. Migueliz Valcarlos, M., Basham, S., Austin, D., MacDonald, A., Davis, D., Gonzalez, A., and Wolgemuth, J. (2022). Kinning and composting: Mentorship/t in post qualitative research. In K.Guyotte & J. R. Wolgemuth (Eds.), Philosophical Mentoring in Qualitative Research: Collaborating and Inquiring Together! (pp. 61-81). Routledge.