Clifford Davis, Jr., Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
678-839-6078
cdavis@w estga.edu
Education Annex - Room 118
Office Hours
Online by appointment
Dr. Clifford Davis, Jr. currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership.
Most of his work experience has been in secondary education. He has served as Chief of Staff for the Knox County Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee. Additionally, he has served in the roles of Executive Director for Secondary Education and Supervisor of Secondary Education, high school principal, middle school principal, middle school assistant principal, and middle school teacher in Knox County Schools. He also served as a high school teacher in Marengo County, Alabama.
He graduated from Alabama A. & M. University in Huntsville, Alabama, with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics education in 1987. In 1993, he earned his masters of mathematics degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 1995, he received his Educational Specialist degree in administration and supervision from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also earned his doctoral degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2006.
In addition to these roles, Dr. Davis has also served as an adjunct instructor for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Additionally, Dr. Davis has been the recipient of several awards recognizing his work at both the k-12 and higher education levels. These in the Milken National Educator Award in 2001 by the Milken Foundation for his work at the secondary level and the Excellence in Educational Leadership Award in 2013 by the University Council of Educational Administration for the work he performed in the principal preparation program at the University of Tennessee.
- B.S., Mathematics Education, Alabama A&M University, 1987
- M.M., Masters of Mathematics, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1993
- Ed.S., Specialist in Educational Administration & Supervision, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1995
- Ed.D., Educational Administration & Supervision, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2006
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp)
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics)
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn)
- EDLE-7100 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics)
- EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change & Imp)
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt)
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change)
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt)
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation)
Fall 2024 Sections
- EDLE-7100 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-7100 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-7100 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change & Imp) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change & Imp) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9933 (Leadership for Change) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E14 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9941 (Org Theories & Schl Imprvmnt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E10 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8312 (School Finance & Resource Mgmt) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Davis, C., Jr. & Nixon, A. (2024). The Changing Role of Principals: Are District Leaders and University Preparation Programs Providing the Needed Supports? AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice.
Davis, C. Jr. (2024). Seismic Shifts in the Online Learning Environment in Higher Education. In Tanya McGlashing Tarbutton & Lori Beth Doyle (Eds.), Adjunct Faculty in Online Higher Education: Best Practices for Teaching Adult Learners (pp. 225–246). IGI [View Publication External Resource]
Davis, C. Jr. (2024). Public Education: Good Trouble Needed in Leadership. In Natasha N. Ramsay-Jordan & Andrea N. Crenshaw (Eds.), Supporting Best Practices Through Teaching as Activism. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0537-9 [View Publication External Resource]
Davis, C. Jr. (2022). Review of Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership. Teachers College Record. https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/TCZ/Book%20Reviews%20Collection%202022/July%202022/Jim%20Crow's%2 [View Publication External Resource]
Davis, C., Jr. (2024). Making Teamwork Work in the Virtual Classroom. Advances in Online Education, 2(2). [View Publication External Resource]
Davis Jr., C. (2023). Review of Improvement science: Promoting equity in schools. Education Review, 30. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v30.3711 [View Publication External Resource]
Davis, C., Jr. (2022). Review of Rural education in America: What works for our students, teachers, and communities, by Geoff Marietta and Sky Marietta. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 12, 209–214. https://doi.org/10.5590/JERAP.2022.12.1.15 [View Publication External Resource]
Davis, Jr., C. (2022). Review of Improvement in action: Advancing quality in America’s schools. Education Review, 29. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v29.3365 [View Publication External Resource]