Lori Patton Davis

Professor of Education; Heyman Endowed Chair; Faculty Director, UCLA Educational Leadership Program

Dr. Lori Patton Davis is best known for research on the effects of race and racism in higher education, the experiences of Black girls and women in educational and social contexts, college student development, and the impact of campus diversity initiatives on student success. A leader in education, Professor Patton Davis is a former president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and member of the National Academy of Education. She is a frequently sought expert on various education topics, and has also advised university presidents and other senior administrators, philanthropic foundation executives, culture center directors, and educators in urban K-12 schools.

Departments

Department of Education

Programs

Academic Advising Specializations

Expertise

Titles and Positions

Professor of Education
Heyman Endowed Chair
Faculty director of the UCLA Educational Leadership Program

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

Fellow, American Educational Research Association
Member, National Academy of Education
Senior Scholar, ACPA College Student Educators, International
Pillar of the Profession, NASPA-Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
Recipient, George D. Kuh Outstanding Contribution to Literature an/or Research Award, NASPA
Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
Recipient, Contribution to Knowledge Award, ACPA-College Student Educators International

Education

Ph.D., Higher Education, Indiana University
M.A., College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University
B.S., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Select Publications

Patton, L. D. (2024). Still climbing the hill: Intersectional reflections on Brown and beyond. Educational Researcher [online first]. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X231216
Patton, L. D., Farmer-Hinton, R. L., Rivers, I. D., & Lewis, J. (Eds.). (2023). Re
authoring “Savage Inequalities”: Community cultural wealth in urban educational
environments. New York: SUNY Press. https://sunypress.edu/Books/R/Reauthoring-Savage-Inequalities
Patton, L. D., Jenkins, T. S., Howell, G. L., & Keith Jr., T. (2022) Unapologetically Black creative educational experiences in higher education: A critical review. Review of Research in Education, 46, 64-104. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X221084321
Patton, L. D., Evans-Winters, V., & Jacobs, C. (Eds.)(2022). Investing in the educational success of Black women and girls. Routledge
https://www.routledge.com/Investing-in-the-Educational-Success-of-Black-Women-and-Girls/Patton-Evans-Winters-Jacobs/p/book/9781620367971
Patton, L. D., & Njoku, N. N. (2019). Theorizing Black women’s experiences with
institution-sanctioned violence: A #BlackLivesMatter imperative toward black liberation on campus. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 32(9), 1162-1182. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2019.1645908
Harris, J. H., & Patton, L. D. (2019). Un/doing intersectionality in higher education research. Journal of Higher Education, 90(3), 347-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2018.1536936
Patton, L. D., & Croom, N. N. (Eds.) (2017). Critical perspectives on Black women and college success. New York: Routledge
https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Perspectives-on-Black-Women-and-College-Success/Patton-Croom/p/book/9781138819474
Patton, L. D. (2016). Disrupting postsecondary prose: Toward a critical race theory of higher education. Urban Education, 51(3), 315-342. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085915602542
Patton, L. D., Crenshaw, K. W., Haynes, C., & Watson, T. N. (Guest Editors) (2016).
Why we can’t wait: (Re)Examining the opportunities and challenges for Black women and girls in education (Special Issue). Journal of Negro Education, 85(3),193-406. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7709/jnegroeducation.85.3.0194
Patton, L. D. (Ed.)(2010). Culture centers in higher education: Perspectives on identity, theory and practice. Routledge
https://www.routledge.com/Culture-Centers-in-Higher-Education-Perspectives-on-Identity-Theory-and-Practice/Patton/p/book/9781579222321