POVERTY and PERSISTENCE: Growing the Profession through Unity
Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D., ABPP
President Elect, American Psychological Association
Tennessee ranks 40th in number of people living in poverty. Seventy five percent of the individuals living in poverty are women and children. Poverty affects the educational development of children and the mobility of adults. Dr. Davis's presentation examines the role of counselors in ameliorating poverty and how we can expand the role and scope of the counseling profession when all counselors unite.
Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D. ABPP, Professor of Counseling Psychology at The University of Memphis, earned her doctorate from The Ohio State University. Current President-Elect of the American Psychological Association, she served on the APA Finance Committee, Board of Directors and the American Psychological Foundation Board, and as Past President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (17). She served on editorial boards, including currently on the Journal of Career Assessment, authored numerous articles and book chapters and co-edited two books. Her awards include the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring and Scholarship, Elder by the National Multicultural Conference and Summit of which she is a Co-Founder, and Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice for APA Award. Davis is the daughter of Savanah and Jake Phillips, a former sanitation worker who participated in the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. She is married to John Davis and is mother to Akil “Apollo” Davis.
Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D., ABPP
President Elect, American Psychological Association
Tennessee ranks 40th in number of people living in poverty. Seventy five percent of the individuals living in poverty are women and children. Poverty affects the educational development of children and the mobility of adults. Dr. Davis's presentation examines the role of counselors in ameliorating poverty and how we can expand the role and scope of the counseling profession when all counselors unite.
Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D. ABPP, Professor of Counseling Psychology at The University of Memphis, earned her doctorate from The Ohio State University. Current President-Elect of the American Psychological Association, she served on the APA Finance Committee, Board of Directors and the American Psychological Foundation Board, and as Past President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (17). She served on editorial boards, including currently on the Journal of Career Assessment, authored numerous articles and book chapters and co-edited two books. Her awards include the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring and Scholarship, Elder by the National Multicultural Conference and Summit of which she is a Co-Founder, and Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice for APA Award. Davis is the daughter of Savanah and Jake Phillips, a former sanitation worker who participated in the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. She is married to John Davis and is mother to Akil “Apollo” Davis.