Brandon R. Davis
Assistant Professor
New Orleans
LA
US
Department of Political Science
504-862-8347
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Brandon R. Davis is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. His research focuses on American politics, law and society, and race and ethnic politics. Davis is interested in normative and empirical approaches to institutions, representation, and criminal justice. In 2022, the National Science Foundation awarded funding for his proposal CAREER: We Dare Defend Our Rights: The Political Use of Law in the Enforcement of Voting Rights. NSF identifies these five-year, $500,000 integrated research and teaching awards as its most prestigious award for early-career scholars.
Education
University of Alabama
Master of Arts
Gender and Race Studies
2016
University of Alabama
PhD
Political Science
2017
Alabama A&M
Master of Social Work
Social Work
2012
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bachelor of Science
Psychology and Sociology
2006
