Three Current Strands of Scholarly Work
Improving higher education affordability
To what extent are students securing enough financial resources in college to succeed academically and socioeconomically?
Addressing socioeconomic inequality
How are adolescents’ and adults’ academic and occupational pathways shaped by schools and society?
Enhancing observational data research
In what ways can descriptive and causal studies be leveraged to better-inform policymakers and practitioners?
Scholarly Research
Davis, A. M. D. (Advance online publication). Is working in college worth is? How hours on the job affect postsecondary outcomes. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737231210243
Davis, A. M. D., & Morphew, C. C. (2023). Privatization’s transformative effects on academia: Promise versus products. In L. Leišytė, J. R. Dee, & B. J. R. van der Meulen, (Eds.), Research handbook on the transformation of higher education (pp. 224–239). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378216.00024
Op-Ed
Davis, A. M. D. (2022, April 13). Please don’t forgive my student loans. Change the system instead. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Davis, A. M. D. (2022, February 14). Biden’s first year of higher ed policy was bittersweet at best. Higher Ed Dive.
Davis, A. M. D. (2022, January 31). Universities can combat misinformation by sharing research with the public. EdSurge.
Davis, A. M. D. (2021, August 25). Time for colleges to help solve the affordability issue. The Hechinger Report.
Davis, A. M. D. (2021, July 1). Loan forgiveness is a poor solution to the US student debt crisis. Times Higher Education.
Book Reviews
Davis, A. M. D. (2022). [Review of the book Indentured students: How government-guaranteed loans left generations drowning in college debt, by E. T. Shermer]. Teachers College Record.
Davis, A. M. D. (2022). [Review of the book Lean semesters: How higher education reproduces inequity, by S. M. Nzinga]. Adult Education Quarterly.
Davis, A. M. D., & Makel, M. C. (2022). [Review of the book Replication research in education, by K. Morrison]. Educational Research and Evaluation.
Davis, A. M. D. (2021). [Review of the book What universities owe democracy, by R. J. Daniels, G. Shreve, & P. Spector]. Higher Education.
Manuscripts
Davis, A. M. D. (under review). Counselor meetings and the decisions of whether to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Davis, A. M. D. (under review). Pell Grants and persistence: Revisiting the effects of the federal grant aid program.