Joy Lawson Davis

Joy Lawson Davis is an international Scholar & Expert Trainer in gifted education. She has held roles as a teacher, administrator, writer, researcher & consultant to schools worldwide. Davis is currently Faculty at Elmbridge University (CA). Davis previously served as Affiliate Faculty at Johns Hopkins University and as Chair, Department of Teacher Education at Virginia Union University. Dr. Davis also held position as an Assistant Professor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Davis is a native of Virginia. As a practitioner, scholar and writer she has focused her work in advocating for increased attention to the needs of diverse gifted students, in particular African American students and their families. Davis has published widely and is a graduate of The College of William & Mary in Virginia. Davis previously served for 5 years on the Board of Directors of National Association for Gifted Children and is a member of the Advisory Board of Gifted Child Today. In. 2025, Dr. Davis was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association for Gifted Children.