Sarita K. Davis, Ph.D., MSW

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1 Sarita K. Davis, Ph.D., MSW Assistant Professor Department of African American Studies Georgia State University1 Park Place, Suite 962Atlanta, Georgia EDUCATION 1994 Ph.D., Program Evaluation, Cornell University Dissertation Topic: Job Search Activities: A Comparison of Predicted and Observed Search Patterns of Structurally Unemployed Job Seekers Chair: William Trochim, Ph.D MSW, Social Work, University of California, Los Angeles Thesis Topic: Compensatory Education Chair: Yeheskel Hasenfeld 1985 B.A., Criminal Justice, California State College, Bakersfield PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS 2009 to present Affiliate Faculty, Partnership for Urban Health Research, Georgia State University 2008 to present Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of AfricanAmerican Studies, Georgia State University Doctoral Program Chair, School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry HONORS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION 2013 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Georgia State University (Nominee) 2009 NSAA Award for Cultural and Educational Excellence, Center for African Biblical Studies, Lithonia, Georgia 2007 W.E.B. Dubois Student Mentor Award, Clark Atlanta University 2002 Pioneer Award, Clark Atlanta University 1999, 2000 and 2005 Claudette Rivers-King Award for Student Mentoring, Clark Atlanta University

2 SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Peer-Reviewed Publications Davis, S. (2014). Health-Information Seeking Behavior of Black Women at highrisk of HIV in the South. Journal of Social Work in Public Health (In Press). Davis, S. (2014). The Sojourner Syndrome and HIV Risk. Transforming Anthropology (In Press). Davis, S. (2014). Power in Research Democratizing Methodology. International Journal of Africana Studies (In press). Davis, S. & Tucker-Brown, A. (2013). The Effects of Social Determinants on Black Women's HIV Risk: HIV is Bigger than Biology. Journal of Black Studies, 44: Davis, S. & Tucker-Brown, A. (2013). Effects of Black Sexual Stereotypes on Sexual Decision Making among African American Women. Journal of Pan- African Studies, 5: (9): Davis, S., Gervin, D. W., White, G., Williams, A. D., & Taylor, A. (2013). Bridging the gap between research, evaluation, and evidence-based practice. Journal of Social Work Education, 49 (14): Davis, S. (2012). The Heightening Effect of Race, Class, and Gender on HIV Exposure among low-income Black Women. Journal of Race and Policy, Spring/Summer, 8 (1): Davis, S., Williams, A., & Akinyela, M. (2010). An African-centered Approach to Building Cultural Competence in Social Work Research. Journal of Black Studies, November, 41 (2): Gervin, D., Davis, S., Counts-Spriggs, M., Jones, J., and Farris, K. (2010). Evaluation Development and Use in Social Work Practice. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 6(14): Davis, S. & Coleman S. (2007). Re-visiting the use of Behavior Theory in Graduate Education: A Comparative Study of Instructor Feedback on Graduate Student Anxiety. The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 27 (3/4) Davis, S. & Lowe, J. (2005). Job Search Activities: A Comparison of Predicted and Observed Search Patterns of Structurally Unemployed Job Seekers. The International Journal of Africana Studies, Vol. 11. No. 2, Davis, S. (2003). Statistics Anxiety Among Female African American Graduatelevel Social Work Students. The Journal of Teaching Social Work, 23 (3/4): Trochim, W. & Davis, S. (1998). Simulations for Research Design: A Workbook of Exercises. An on-line workbook of manual and computer simulations designed to be used as a classroom instruction tool.

3 Book Chapters Conference Presentations 2014 Are we asking the right question? Reflections on Asa Hilliard and Notions of Objectivity in Research. Editors, James Young and Itihari Toure, African American Images Press (In press) Centering the Folder. A chapter in Evaluation Ethics for Best Practice: Cases and Commentaries. Edited by Michael Morris, Guilford Publications. Invited Academic and Professional Presentations 2013 Living Stones for Sacred Waters: Celebrating Achievements and Strategizing for the Future. The National Black Women in Ministerial Leadership Conference, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia The Effects of Social Determinants on Black Women s HIV Risk. Urban Health Seminar, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Addiction Research Training Institute (ARTI), National Institutes of Health, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 2010 Developing and Funding Faith-based Initiatives Capacity Building Education for Effective Church Leadership and Service Programs. Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia HIV and Culturally Relevant Praxis. Center of Excellence- Grand Rounds, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia HIV/AIDS and the African-American Family: Telling Our Story. Invited Presentation. The Center for African Biblical Studies, Lithonia, Georgia An Evaluation Makeover. Community-Based Evaluation Meeting. Atlanta-area Evaluation Association. Morehouse School of Medicine. Atlanta, Georgia Taking Evaluation to the Community. Keynote address - Kelly Conference. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Peer-Reviewed Academic and Professional Presentations 2013 The Impact of Black Churches on Drug Abuse and Transmission of HIV and STIs, National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, Chicago, Illinois African-centered Research Frameworks in the Age of Cultural Competence. National Council of Black Studies Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

4 2012 Research Methods in Africana Studies: Expanding the Boundaries of Evaluation Praxis. American Evaluation Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota The Effects of High Burden Living in High-burden Communities on Substance Abuse and Sexual Decision-making among African American Women. Africana Women s Research Symposium. Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Community Connections: An Evaluation of an Innovative Reentry Intervention with HIV Positive Former State Prisoners, San Francisco, California 2012 HIV Prevention Education Evaluation. National Council on Black Studies Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Valuing HIV Prevention Education Evaluation. American Evaluation Association Conference, Anaheim, California Black Women, HIV, and Substance Abuse: Informing Public Health Education through Intersectional Research. National Council of Black Studies Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio The Role of Black Feminist Theory in Evaluation. American Evaluation Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas HIV and Culturally Relevant Praxis, National Council of Black Studies Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Black Women at the Evaluation Cross. The American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida The Function of the Black Superwoman Myth in Framing HIV and Substance Abuse Evaluation. The American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida Bridging the gap between Evaluation Policy and Social Work Practice. The American Evaluation Association Conference, Denver, Colorado. Chaired Panels 2013 Georgia State University African American Studies Legacy Panel, National Council of Black Studies Conference: Indianapolis, Indiana 2011 The Black Family in Tradition and Transition, National Council of Black Studies Conference: Cincinnati, Ohio 2011 Demonstrating the Use of Evaluation to the Social Work Student, Teacher, and Practitioner, American Evaluation Association Conference: Anaheim, California 2011 Valuing Voice: Considerations for the Use of Concept Mapping in Communities to Express and Activate Diverse Perspectives in Planning and Evaluation, American Evaluation Association Conference: Anaheim, California 2010 Program Fidelity and Development in Social Work, American Evaluation Association Conference: San Antonio, Texas

5 Community Presentations List of Grant Proposals 2009 From Implementation to Sustainability: A Report on How the AEA/Duquesne University Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program Remained Responsive to the Evaluation Professional Needs and Stakeholder Demands During the Past Five Years, American Evaluation Association Conference: Orlando, Florida 2008 Leadership Recruitment and the Road to the American Evaluation Association Board of Directors, Think Tank, American Evaluation Association Conference: Denver, Colorado 2007 Approaches to Evaluation in Social Work Settings, American Evaluation Association Conference: Baltimore Maryland 2011 Using Black Feminist Theory in HIV Prevention Education, AID Atlanta, HIV Outreach Staff Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia 2006 An Evaluation Makeover, SisterLove Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 2005 An Afrocentric Approach to Human Service Delivery, The 7 th Annual African American Families Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 2005 HIV/AIDS and the African-American Family: In Search of the Good News, National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, Atlanta, Georgia 1. P20 MD (PI: Richard Rothenberg M.D.) Date: 09/01/ /31/2015 NIH/NIMHHD The Impact of Religious Organizations on HIV Prevention $500,000 direct years 5 Role: Investigator 2. Department of Justice (PI: Richard Rothenberg, M.D.) Date: 01/01/10-12/31/12 A Qualitative Evaluation of Community Connections: An Intervention Targeting HIV positive Former Georgia State Prisoners $250,000 direct 2 years Role: Evaluator 3. 5R01DA (PI: Sarita Davis, Ph.D.) 01/15/09-12/15/11 NIH/NIDA Minority Supplemental Grant $140,000 direct/ years 2 Role: Principal Investigator

6 4. Innovative Grant Award (PI: Dazon Diallo) 09/01/06-12/31/08 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of HIV Healthy Love Project: An HIV Prevention Education Study Role: Evaluator Peer Review for Academic Journals 2012 American Journal of Public Health 2011 to present AIDS Care 2009 to present Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Peer Review of Academic Books COMMUNITY SERVICE 2012 Introduction to Research for Mental Health Professionals, by Robert Wright (Sage publications) 2011 Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data, 3 rd Edition, by Rubin and Rubin, (Sage publications) 2006 Grandparents Hands Evaluation, Aniz, Inc to 2005 Board Member, AID Atlanta 2000 to present Evaluation Committee, AID Atlanta MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2008 to present National Council of Black Studies 2006 to 2008 Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education 1998 to 2008 Council of Social Work Education 1991 to present American Evaluation Association Offices Held in Professional Associations 2007 Nominations Committee Chair, American Evaluation Association Board Member, American Evaluation Association Board Member, AID Atlanta