Rate My Professor Donnie Davis

Donnie Davis is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University’s College of Education and Human Development. He serves as Program Coordinator for Counseling Psychology and as faculty in Clinical Mental Health and Counselor Education and Practice. Davis leads the Humility and the Advancement of Positive Psychology Interventions (HAPPI) Lab, where his research falls under the umbrella of positive psychology, emphasizing human flourishing through strength-focused approaches. His work explores virtues that strengthen or repair relationships, including humility, forgiveness, and gratitude, and examines how spirituality intersects with other identities in counseling and relationships. Davis’s contributions extend to studying spirituality as an aspect of diversity in psychological practice.

Davis has produced a substantial body of scholarly work, with numerous publications in prestigious journals. Notable examples include “Cultural humility: Measuring openness to culturally diverse clients” (Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013, with J. N. Hook et al.), “The moral foundations hypothesis does not replicate well in Black samples” (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, in press), “Development of the Sources of Spirituality Scale” (Journal of Counseling Psychology, in press), and “Thankful for the little things: A meta-analysis of gratitude interventions” (Journal of Counseling Psychology, in press). Other key papers cover topics such as relational spirituality and forgiveness, microaggressions and cultural humility, distinguishing intellectual and general humility, and the injustice gap. In recognition of his excellence, Davis received a faculty award from the College of Education and Human Development in 2023. His research has significantly influenced counseling psychology, positive psychology interventions, and the understanding of virtues in therapeutic contexts, fostering advancements in clinical practice and academic discourse on human strengths and relational repair.