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Sociology of Higher Education: student development, career formation, teaching & learning, equity and access, organizational cultures, program evaluation
General Sociology: social theory, research methods, culture, movements, religion
Christianity & Society: spirituality & decision-making (calling/divine-guidance/vocation), social justice, student formation, strengths, simplicity & mindfulness, scholarship as worship
Ph.D. Sociology, Emphasis in Sociology of Higher Education (In Process, expected May 2017 )
University of California, San Diego
M.A.
Teaching Sociology , 2011
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
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Student of the Year, Graduate Sociology
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Thesis: “The Mystic on the Concrete: Exploring How Experiences of Divine Guidance are Interpreted for Meaning and Decision-Making”
M.A.
Biblical and Theological Studies Diversified , 2006
Biola University, Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CA
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Capstone Project: “Strategic Plan for Planting Catalyst Church”
Certificate, Fundraising Management, 2004
University of California, Irvine, Extension School, Non-Profit Leadership Program, CA
B.A.
Psychology; B.A. Social Science; Minor Religion, 2003
Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa, CA
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Student of the Year, Undergraduate Psychology
Lecturer, San Diego State University , San Diego, Spring 2014-Present
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SOC 401: Classical Social Theory
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SOC 407: Contemporary Social Theory

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SOC 412: The Social Construction of Reality
Community College Lecturing (20+ Courses 2010-Present)
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PSYC 104: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (MiraCosta College)
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PSYC 255: Psychological Research Methods (Southwestern College)
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PSYC 270: Psychological Methods in Statistics (Southwestern College)
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PHIL 106: Comparative World Religions (Southwestern College)
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HUM 130: Religions of the World (Axia College Online)
Research Associate & Instructor, Humboldt State University , Arcata, CA 2011-2012
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PSYC/SOC 382: Introduction to Research Methods for Social Science
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PSCI 295: Political Research & Analysis
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FYS 120: First Year Seminar
Graduate Teaching Assistant , Humboldt State University , Arcata, CA, Spring 2009
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SOC 306: The Changing Family
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant , Vanguard University , Costa Mesa, CA
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PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology, Spring 2002
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PSY 330: Institutional Research, Fall 2001
Journal Article, 2015. Binder, Amy and Daniel Davis. “Professional Funneling: The Narrowing of Student
Aspirations to Finance, Consulting, and High Tech Careers at Harvard and Stanford.” Sociology of
Education.
Book, 2015. Davis, Daniel. “The Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Report Card: Scoring Comparative Labor
Practices.” Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. Book series editor, Adrianna Kezar, Prof. of Education,
University of Southern California.
Journal Article, 2015. Davis, Daniel and Amy Binder. “The Marketed University: How Academic
Institutions Pitch their Students as Corporate Investments.” Research in the Sociology of
Organizations . Special issue with theme, “The University Under Pressure.”
Book Chapter, 2015. Binder, Amy and Daniel Davis. “The Role of Elite Universities in the Financialization of the Economy and the Funneling of Student Career Choices: Why Goldman Sachs and Google
Need Harvard and Stanford (And Vice Versa).” In Jal Mehta and Scott Davies,’ Education in a New
Society: Renewing the Sociology of Education . University of Chicago Press.

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2014. Uncredited Content Development. "Conducting a Literature Review," in Online Social Research
Methods , in the “SAGE Adaptive” series of online instructional resources. Thousand Oaks, CA:
SAGE Publications.
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Contains ‘adaptive learning pathways’ that change the student experience based on their knowledge level as they work through it.
2012. Davis, Daniel. "Syllabus and Instructors Guide- SOC 382: Intro to Social Research." TRAILS:
Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological
Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
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Awarded: “3rd Most Downloaded Resource from TRAILS in 2012”
2012. Davis, Daniel. "Instructors Manual and Resources Accompaniment" to H. Russel Bernard’s, Social
Research Method: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, 2nd edition . Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Publications.
Funded Program Evaluation, 2014. “Longitudinal Evaluation of Student Gains in an Undergraduate
Internship in Bioengineering Over Six Years.” Granting Agency: NSF #EEC-754718 & EEC-1062979.
Contracted via CREATE (Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, & Teaching
Excellence), UCSD.
Funded Program Evaluation, 2013 & 2014. “ Evaluating Three STEM Summer Internship Programs at
UCSD: Trends & Recommendations.” Granting Agency: Calit2 and Qualcomm. Contracted via CREATE
(The Center for Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence), UCSD. Repeated evaluation two summers in a row.
2014. Paper Presentation: Proposing a Stronger Link for Engaging Undergraduates in Graduate Student
Research. Experiential Learning Conference, UCSD. The Director of Undergraduate Research responded by adopting suggested policy changes.
2013. Workshop Led: Creating Effective Video for Training & Classroom Use- Camtasia & YouTube . Online
Teaching Conference. Long Beach, CA. ( www.onlineteachingconference.org
)
2011. Workshop Led: Student Development Theory: Serving the Whole Student. Under request of Vice
President for Student Affiars, Dr. Peg Blake, past president of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in
Higher Education). Workshop series was mandatory to all student affairs division employees at
Humboldt State University. (example: http://youtu.be/hvnH54Hqez8 )
2010. Co-Authored Professional Report: Building the Capacity for Change: Improving the Structure and
Culture of Decision-Making at HSU. The culmination of 18mo. service on a campus-wide Cabinet for
Institutional Change tasked with investigating solutions to challenges raised by accreditation issues, consultant recommendations, and high-profile on-campus conflicts between faculty and administration.

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2002. Poster Presentation: Student Involvement at Vanguard University to Assess Educational
Effectiveness through Syllabi Analysis: Do Syllabi Reflect Plans to Satisfy Institutional Educational Targets and Goals? Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
2014. Paper Presentation: Professional Funneling: The Narrowing of Student Aspirations to Finance,
Consulting, and High Tech at Harvard and Stanford. American Sociological Association (ASA), San
Francisco, CA.
2014. Paper Presentation: The Next Evolution in University and Corporate Relations: A Network Analysis .
American Sociological Association (ASA), San Francisco, CA.
2014. Paper Presentation: First Generation College Students: How Do Some Go from Underprivileged to
Overachievers? Pacific Sociological Association (PSA), Portland, OR.
2013. Paper Presentation: Persevere or Pivot?: Research Strategies When Ideas and Resources Fail to
Align. Graduate Research Conference. University of California, San Diego.
2013. Paper Presentation: Examining the Progress of Student Affairs as a Rising Profession within Higher
Education. Pacific Sociological Association Conference. Reno, NV. With Alexis Grant, Humboldt State
University.
2013. Paper Presentation: Female Faculty in Community Colleges: Marginalized or Empowered.
Interdisciplinary Conference for Gender Research. University of California, San Diego, CA.
2012. Paper Presentation: Student Development Theory: Engaging a Crossover Literature Helpful for
Sociologists Who Work with Students. Pacific Sociological Association (PSA), San Diego, CA.
2011. Paper Presentation: The Mystical is the New Empirical: How Americans Use Spiritual Experiences as
Worldview Evidence. Society of Vineyard Scholars. Conference, Seattle, WA.
2015. Research Fellowship , Spencer Foundation, Primary Investigator: Prof. Amy Binder. (My portion:
$10,000).
2013-2014. CREATE (Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence).
$30,000 Fellowship, Stipend and Fees. To evaluate research opportunities for undergraduates (REU’s) across UC San Diego for effectiveness, particularly from STEM fields.
2012-2013. UCSD, Tribal Scholar Fellowship. $64,000 over two years, covering fees, tuition, and stipend.

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2011. HSU, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Student Fellowships. $2,000 in scholarship and academic travel money, for undergraduate Research Assistants on student development theory project.
2011. Lilly Endowment with The Louisville Institute. $15,000 pastor’s research grant, May-December
2011. To expand my research on Divine guidance and parishioner decision-making into a lay workshop.
Included a retreat to Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to meet the other pastors who received the grant, and to share our projects with each other.
2007. Hansen Family Fund Community Service Grant , $1,000.
Managed by Humboldt Area Foundation for creation of “Heart Humboldt,” a day of volunteer service.
Over 300 volunteers worked on 5 service projects, with 6 churches participating.
2006-2009. Rock Harbor Church Planting Grant. $90,000 over four years to start Catalyst Church in
Arcata, CA. Unrestricted gift for start-up and operational costs.
2003-2006. Native American Scholars Grant, Office of Diversity, Biola University. $24,000 over three years.
2001. Navigators’ Teachers Grant, Newport Harbor High School Foundation. $2,000. Used to update computers for the high school counseling department.
2014-2015. Newsletter Editor & Webmaster , Sociology of Education Section, of the American
Sociological Association (ASA).
2009-2010. Cabinet for Institutional Change, Humboldt State University. Member of a university task force, led by the provost, charged with identifying critical areas for large-scale structural change at HSU in response to WASC accreditation concerns. Met weekly for 18mo. Primary outcomes included reconstituting a new University Senate structure, edited enrollment practices to increase diversity, and the creation of a department of Institutional Research.
2007-2009. Northern California Association of Non-Profits (NorCAN) , Steering Committee and Chair of sub-committee for Faith-Based Non-profits. NorCAN is a regional association with over 150 member non-profits. It does lobbying and hosts an annual conference, a newsletter, a list-serve, workshops and additional resources serving area non-profits.
2001-2003. Psi Chi: The National Honor Society in Psychology , Student President, Vanguard University of Southern California Chapter.

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2011. Graduate Student of the Year Award. Officially titled: Patricia O. McConkey Outstanding
Graduate Student Award. Humboldt State University.
2003. Delta Kappa Leadership Award
Given to 10 students annually, university wide, for overall leadership and character. Vanguard University.
2002. Student of the Year Award for Undergraduate Psychology
Psychology Department, Vanguard University.
2002. Psi Chi Service Award, Honor Society in Psychology, Vanguard University
2001. Faculty Service Recognition Award, Newport Harbor High School
 American Sociological Association (ASA) o Sections: Sociology of Education; Occupations, Organizations, & Work
 Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)
 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
 Center for Research on Gender in the Professions, Hosted at UC San Diego
Editor, 2012-2013
PraxisEducator.com, San Diego, CA
A web resource for sociologists of higher education.
 Oversaw editing process and content development.
 Created resources for classroom use.
Pastor/Elder , 2006-2011
Catalyst Church, Arcata, CA
Co-Founded a non-denominational church in a very un-churched college town.
 Pastoral functions of teaching, weddings, baptisms, baby dedications, and communion.
 Supervised organizational functions of staff, small group, and volunteer development.
 Developed annual giving program of approximately $80,000 annually.
 Oversaw several community outreach/service projects.
Director of Involvement , 2004-2006
RockHarbor Church, Costa Mesa, CA.
Responsible for all “first impressions” and new member functions at a college oriented non- denominational mega-church (grew from 2,000-6,000 in that two years).
 Led “Welcome to RH” orientation classes and “The Journey” new member classes.

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 Supervised over 20 “affinity groups,” the branch of the small group program with lifestyle interests at their core (e.g. running, cooking, rock climbing).
 Oversaw usher, greeter, and hospitality teams (100+ volunteers) for 8 service times at 3 sites.
 Instituted “Strengths Finder” courses applied to finding volunteer opportunities within RH.
Small Groups Coordinator , 2005
NewportMesa Community Church, Costa Mesa, CA
Supported the launch and development of a new Small Groups ministry at the church on-campus at
Vanguard University (affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination).
 Co-led small group leader training and weekly curriculum development.
 Responsible for marketing the program and managing its list-serve, database, and website.
 Actively recruited potential new leaders at Sunday gatherings.
Residence Life Coordinator / Student Affairs Intern , 2002-2005
Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA
 Oversaw graduate housing facility with over 100 students
 Coordinated student trainings, events, and activities
 Led institutional research and department improvement initiatives
College Guidance Specialist , 2001-2003
Newport Harbor High School, Newport Beach, CA
 Provided college prep counseling & workshops to students & parents
 S.A.T. Site Supervisor, administering SAT tests to 1,000+ students with 50+ proctors
 Supervised scholarship program with over $200k distributed to students annually
Invited Sermons/Speaking
 Invocation prayer, Humboldt County Superior Court
 Arcata Presbyterian Church, Sunday sermons (x8)
 New Heart Community Church, Co-preached Easter Service
 Ferndale Congregational Church, Sunday sermon
 Arcata Assemblies of God Church, Sunday sermon
 Rohnerville Assemblies of God Church, Sunday sermon
 McKinleyville Baptist Church, Sunday sermon
 Weeklong Camp Speaker, Triumphant Life Camp, Jr. High Camp
 Fortuna Union High School, Baccalaureate Address
Workshops Facilitated
 Humboldt Area Foundation. Topic: Engaging Faith Based Non-Profits
 New Heart Community Church. Topic: Strengths Finder for Ministry Teams
 College of the Redwoods, Associated. Students. Topic: Student Leader Development
 St. Bernard’s High School, Assoc. Student Body. Topic: Strengths Based Student Leadership
 Temple Beth-El, Jewish Temple. Topic: Planning a New Rabbi Search- Visioning
Research/Program Design Consultations

 Teach For America. Topic: Strengths Finder for Teacher Training
 HSU Green Initiative. Topic: Design for Campus Recycling Study
 Food For People Food Bank. Topic: Designing Client Services Survey
 St. Joseph Hospital. Topic: Design for Employee Engagement Focus Groups
 Summit Academy High School. Topic: Annual Giving Campaign
 ATLAS.ti- Qualitative Data Analysis Software
 UCINET- Network Analysis Software
 SPSS- Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (as well as PSPP)
 Online Learning Platforms: Moodle & BlackBoard
 Prezi- Virtual whiteboard for communicating ideas
 Camtasia- For creating and hosting video presentations & trainings.
 Google Applications, Analytics, & AdSense- for Non-Profit management
 WordPress- Web design and editing
 YouTube Chanel- For hosting a video journal
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