Alexander Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
About Alexander Davis
Before coming to the University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing in August
2021, Professor Davis was an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Southwest Tennessee
Community College. He has also worked as Nursing Faculty at Saint Francis Medical
Center School of Nursing in Trenton, New Jersey, before relocating to Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Davis exercises a calculated and methodical approach to problem-solving. While
independently motivated, he appreciates collective efforts and collaborates productively
within group settings. Dr. Davis provides expertise in designing and implementing
active learner-driven strategies in nursing education in areas of curriculum development,
improvement, and assessment with a focus on technology-enhanced education and program
outcomes assessment. He also incorporates High Impact Practices and Innovation (HIPI)
activities into educational activities.
He has 40 years of experience in psychiatric-mental health and intellectual disability
client care. His expertise ranges from a Human Services Assistant to a Quality Assurance
Specialist Nurse Investigator with the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services.
Although Dr. Davis is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse, he has worked
in various nursing settings. He has also taught a variety of nursing content, such
as endocrine disorders, neurological disorders, immunologic disorders, oncological
disorders, end-of-life, pediatric genetic disorders, and pediatric gastrointestinal
disorders.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing - Catholic University of America – Washington, DC 05/20
- Master of Science in Nursing - Benedictine University – Lisle, IL 05/12
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Thomas Edison State University – Trenton, NJ 05/08
- Associate of Science - Mercer County Community College – Trenton, NJ 05/04
- Diploma - Capital Health Systems School of Nursing – Trenton, NJ 05/04
- Adulth Health
- Mental Health
- Nursing Education
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing
- 01/2021 National League for Nursing – Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
- 05/2008 American Nurses Credentialing Center - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse (PMH-BC)
Davis, A. (2020). Experiences of registered nurses caring for patients on inpatient psychiatric units (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest (Pub. Number 27831417).