“To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must continually do to undermine all the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination.”
—bell hooks
About Me
I am Dra. Erika Davis, a critical, interdisciplinary researcher, educator, administrator, and community advocate with a focus on Latinx student and family experiences with education as a racialized institution in the United States. I earned my PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida with a specialization in Critical Studies of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture. I am currently a lecturer in the Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan. I am seeking a tenure-track academic position that will allow me to continue my research and advocacy work with U.S. Latinxs with a critical lens towards educational systems, community empowerment, gentrification, critical geography, and transnational and diaspora studies.
Latinx student and family experiences with K-12 and higher education as a racialized institution in the United States, nuanced by race, sex, immigration status, and region
Impacts of regional politics and institutional policies, including development and gentrification, on Latinx communities
Transnational conceptualizations of race and racialization
Creating databases and dashboards to collect and disseminate disaggregated data on underrepresented groups, particularly AfroLatinxs and Indigenous Latinxs
Community-based, participatory research and engagement to inform policy
Research Interests
Research skills: case studies; critical content and discourse analysis; development and translation of interview guides and survey instruments; ethnographic fieldwork; facilitation of interviews, surveys, and focus groups with minors and adults; interview transcription and coding; oral histories; participatory research methods; statistical analysis
Technical skills: ArcGIS (GIS mapping, Dashboards, StoryMaps), Banner, Canvas, DataWrapper, Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Qualtrics, Stata, Tableau
Language: Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English and Spanish