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A National Expert
Dr. Maxine Davis is a researcher, public scholar, and national voice on intimate partner violence, behavioral health, trauma, race, and organizational response. She is available for expert commentary, interviews, podcasts, panels, and media appearances that translate complex research into clear, actionable insight.
Previously featured in or interviewed by:
Dallas Morning News • Inside Higher Ed • NorthJersey.com • Podcasts & academic media
Media Spotlights
Dallas Morning Newspaper: Front Page Feature
Dr. Davis is featured on the front page of Dallas Morning News, the most widely circulated print newspaper in North Texas, for a discussion about the racism professors encounter in Texas as faculty.
Inside Higher Ed Feature
Dr. Davis is featured in this widely referenced piece detailing the racism that professors of color face in academia.
Disrupting Patterns of Oppression in the Workplace: Break Concrete Podcast Episode
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
Dr. Davis, a scholar, activist, and author, breaks down the pitfalls of performative allyship and how even well-meaning professionals can perpetuate oppression and social harms in the workplace.
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
In a riveting article by NorthJersey.com, Dr. Davis offers insights and action items for facing racism across diverse settings. "Speak up, Davis said. Have a tool belt to draw from. Practice how you would respond if faced with the situation."
Black PhD Students in Ferguson Interview
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
Surviving Academia Podcast Episode: Special Guest
An informative video early career interview in St. Louis, MO with Dr. Davis and her colleague Harry Chatters Taylor amid 2014 unrest after the killing of 18-year old Mike Brown Jr.
Surviving Academia Podcast Episode: Special Guest
'So articulate for a Black person': How micro-aggressions are more than just slights -Mary Chao
Surviving Academia Podcast Episode: Special Guest
Dr. Davis speaks with Shimon Cohen, LCSW about racism and discrimination that Black professors regularly face across academia during a candid one-hour interview.
Racism, Social Work & Performative Allyship
Racism, Social Work & Performative Allyship
Racism, Social Work & Performative Allyship
Join Dr. Dominique Horton in a discussion with Rutgers University Professor, Dr. Maxine Davis, and University of Arkansas Fayetteville Professor, Dr. LaShawnda Fields about racism, social work, and performative allyship.