Tomeka Davis

Tomeka Davis is an associate professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University (GSU). Her interests in the sociology of education are connected to broader areas within the field of stratification and inequality including urban poverty, residential segregation, the sociology of the family, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. Her primary research focus is the sociology of education with an emphasis on race and class stratification in education. She is especially interested in education policy, particularly with how education reform efforts play out in racially diverse urban areas. Both her current and dissertation research focus on the effects of school choice policy on school organization, school-level diversity, and race and class-based disparities in achievement, track placement, and advanced course-taking. Dr. Davis holds a PhD in sociology from Emery University, an MA in experimental psychology from Wake Forest University, and a BA in psychology from Spelman College.

updated 2024