Dr. Lauren Davis

Research Interests

Trauma-Informed Care in the Educational Setting, Middle Level Education, Achievement Gap for Students in Poverty and At-Risk, Rural Education Initiatives

Teaching Interests

Educational Assessment, Practicum/Field Supervision/Student Teaching Supervision, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology

Courses Taught

Selected Intellectual Contributions

• Davis, L., Aylward, A., Scott, B. G., Jacobs, J. (2023) “Following the Breath:” A Trauma-Informed Pilot Study for Educator Wellness in Rural Montana.. Education Sciences
• Davis, L., Stanton, C. (2023) Fight, Flight, or Freeze?: Equine Assisted Learning as a Means to Explore Adolescent Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Agency during COVID-19. Journal of Experiential Education
• Davis, L., Buchanan, Rebecca, . (2022) Strength in Numbers: The Promise of Community-Based Participatory Research in Rural Education. Theory and Practice in Rural Education: v. 12 i. 1 p. 105-115
• Aylward, A. G., Buchanan, Rebecca, . (2022) Trauma-Informed Yoga: Investigating an Intervention for Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural Contexts . Educational Studies
• Dotson, L. (2021) Poverty and Middle Level Achievement in a Common Core State: What Are We Missing? . Middle Grades Review
• Davis, L., Buchanan, R. (2020) An Integrated Approach to Mitigating ACEs Through Trauma-Informed Yoga. Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: School-University-Community Collaboration, Current Perspectives on School/University/Community Research Series. Information Age Publishing: v. V
• Dotson, L., Buchanan, R. (2020) Trauma-Informed Practices in Rural Education. Theory and Practice in Rural Education
• Davis, L. (2020) Don't Hide the Hurt: Using Storytelling for Trauma-Informed Teaching. Cases on Emotionally Responsive Teaching and Mentoring. IGI Global Publishing
• Dotson, L. (2019) Implications of Trauma-Sensitive Practices at the Middle Level. Middle Grades Review: v. 5 i. 1
• Dotson, L. (2019) Common Core and the Continued Socioeconomic Achievement Gap: How Can We Better Prepare Future Teachers? . Journal of Education and Learning

Selected Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Award (2022)
  Montana State University, College of Education, Health, and Human Development
• Presentation Excellence Award (2016)
  International Conference on Learning and Higher Education
• Best Paper Award (2016)
  International Conference on Learning and Higher Education
• Presentation Excellence Award (2015)
  International Conference on Learning and Higher Education
• Mid-South Educational Research Foundation Award for Research in Progress (2014)
  Mid-South Educational Research Foundation

Selected Grants

• A Trauma Informed Intervention- CAIRHE Project-Yr10, from National Institutes Of Health (NIH).
• A Trauma Informed Approach - CAIRHE project, from National Institutes Of Health (NIH).
• A Trauma-Informed Intervention for Positive Youth Development and Teacher Wellness in Rural Montana - CAIRHE, from National Institutes Of Health (NIH).
• A Trauma-Informed Approach for Positive Youth Development for Montana Students, from National Institutes Of Health (NIH).
• A Trauma-Informed Approach for Positive Youth Development for Montana Students- CAIRHE, from National Institutes Of Health (NIH).

Selected Engagement, Outreach, and Service

• Editorial Review Board Member  (Feb 2021 - Present) Journal of Trauma Studies in Education
• Secretary  (Nov 2018 - Nov 2022) Montana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Western Regional Director   (Oct 2018 - Present) National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education
• Reviewer  (Nov 2016 - Present) Middle Grades Review Journal
• Reviewer/Referee  (Sep 2019 - Present) Action in Teacher Education
• Reviewer/Referee  (Jan 2019 - Present) The Rural Educator Journal
• Reviewer/Referee  (Jul 2019) Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: School-University-Community Collaboration
• Reviewer/Referee  (Sep - Oct 2019) Cases on Emotionally Responsive Teaching and Mentoring
• Reviewer/Referee  (Oct 2020) Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana State University
• Reviewer/Referee  (Jan 2020 - Present) Current Issues in Middle Level Education
• Committee Member (May 2019 - Present) Live Well 49
• Committee Member (Oct 2019 - Present) Screening, Intervention, Referral to Treatment Committee
• Committee Member (Sep 2018 - Feb 2021) Head Start Education Policy Council-Human Resources Development Council