Lisa Davies
School Counseling
Assistant Professor
Biography
Lisa Davies is a graduate of Lipscomb University (1985). She received her M.S. in School Counseling from Tennessee State University (1991), and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from East Tennessee State University (2017). Davies joined the Lipscomb University College of Education as an assistant professor in 2020 and is the Lead Faculty for the School Counseling program. She teaches and supervises candidates with the core courses in the School Counseling Graduate Program for the M.Ed. and Ed.S. Prior to joining the college she served as an adjunct professor teaching school counseling courses for the university.
Davies’ school counseling experience includes elementary, middle, and high school levels within the Middle Tennessee area. Her research interests include college and career access and supporting students in underserved areas. In 2008, Davies led and trained Grassland Middle School in initiating the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Davies has extensive experience in serving students focused on college and career exploration. While serving as the College Counselor (2011) at Lipscomb Academy, she initiated new technology platforms to assist students and parents navigating the college process. From 2012-2020, she served as an Associate Professor at Nashville State Community College teaching psychology and leading study abroad trips to Europe and Australia.
She and her husband, Bob, live in Nashville. They have two sons, Will and Harrison. They attend Harpeth Hills Church of Christ and enjoy traveling.
Academic Degrees
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, East Tennessee State University, 2017
M.S. Psychology/Guidance-School Counseling, Tennessee State University, 1989
B.S. Office Administration, Lipscomb University, 1985
Academic Department
College of Education
- Guidance & Counseling
- Legal and Ethical Practices
- Consultation and Collaboration
- Legal and Ethical Practices
- College Access and Success Secondary
- Secondary Counseling Practicum
- Building Classrooom Communities
- Death and Dying
- Human Development and Learning
- College Readiness for K-12
- School Counseling Data Use and Application
- Trauma Informed
- TN Licensed School Counselor (K-12) in Tennessee public schools
- Trauma Informed Teaching and Learning – TN Department of Education (2022)
- “Social-Emotional Learning for All” Presentation - Global Voices Conference, Lipscomb University (April, 2022)
- “Data Novice to Data Expert – A Partnership between School Counselors and School Administrators” Presentation – Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (March, 2022)
- “Data Novice to Data Novice” Podcast for Ayers Institute, Lipscomb University – (March, 2022)
- “Data Novice to Data Expert – Adding School Counselors to the Conversation” Presentation – Eastern Education Research Association Conference (February, 2022)
- “Practical Approaches to a Data-Driven School Counseling Program” – SCALI Conference (Fall 2021)
- “Giving Kids A Voice” Presentation – SCALI Conference (Fall 2020)
- “Giving Kids A Voice” Presentation – Tennessee Counseling Association Conference (Fall 2019)
- Member of the TN Educator Preparation Working Group (2022-Present)
- Co-Editor for the Tennessee Counseling Association Journal (TCA) (2021-2022)
- President-Elect and President for the Middle Tennessee Counseling Association (MTCA) (2019-2021)
- Member of American School Counseling Association (ASCA) (2019-Present)
- Member of American Counseling Association (ACA) (2019-Present)
- Member of Middle Tennessee Counseling Association (MTCA) (2019-Present)
- Honors Night Committee Member – Nashville State Community College (2018-2019)
- Established Summer Educational Program with Hancock County School System and Harpeth Hills Church of Christ (2014-2019)
- Co-Leader with Run4Water mission work in Appalachia through Harpeth Hills Church of Christ (2014-Present)
- Committee member for Domestic Missions Outreach with Harpeth Hills Church of Christ (2012-2017)
- Policy Committee - Nashville State Community College with Tennessee Board of Regents (2015-2016)
- TN Achieves Mentor for Hancock County School Senior students (2017, 2022)