Professor
Academic Credentials
B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ed.D., Virginia Tech
Other study: Western Carolina University
Biography
Other Information
Teaching Area
- Theories of Counseling
- Foundations, Ethics, and Professional Issues in School Counseling
- Practicum in School Counseling
- Positive Psychology in Counseling
Research Interests
- Resilience in children and adolescence
- Resilient parenting
- Strengths-based counseling
- School counselor preparation and training
- Theories of counseling
- Perfectionism in students
Her publications include books and articles in school counseling as well as book chapters on counseling suicidal children, group counseling in schools, and counseling students at risk of dropping out of school. She was named the 2007 Counselor Educator of the Year by the American School Counselor Association. Each Fall, the Tamara E. Davis Outstanding School Counseling Graduate Student Award (named in her honor for her service to school counselors in Virginia) is presented to a school counseling graduate student in a Virginia university. She teaches courses in the school and clinical mental health graduate programs, although her current passion is Positive Psychology and how it can be used successfully in counseling. Dr. Davis is an active member of the Northern Virginia School Counseling Leadership Team and provides supervision training for school counselors in the DMV. She resides in Manassas with her husband, Ken, and their Siberian Husky, Phoenix.
Publications