Timothy Davidson, MS, MSW, PhD Candidate
DRLA Fellow, Adjunct Instructor, Program Coordinator - Consortium for Equitable Disaster Resilience (CEDR)
He/Him/His
Biography
Timothy Davidson is currently the program coordinator for the Consortium for Equitable Disaster Resilience (CEDR) where he’s involved in community-based participatory research looking at how to remove barriers seen in disaster recovery programs. He's also a DRLA fellow/adjunct instructor teaching a class he helped design titled "Path to Funding: Grants, Research, and Community Engagement".
After receiving his master’s degrees, he was involved with the local Continuum of Care lead, UNITY, which seeks to end homelessness in New Orleans. There he was a site supervisor of various temporary transitional housing facilities. In addition to his work with CEDR he's now also a PhD student with Stellenbosch University, where he's exploring the role of social workers in climate change and disasters.
Outside of his work and studies he’s a fly fishing and fly-tying enthusiast, loves seafood, and enjoys spending time with his family.
Areas of Expertise
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Evidence-Based Practice
- International Social Work
- Poverty, Economic Inequality, Homelessness, and Food Insecurity
- Qualitative and Mixed Method Research
- Research
- Resilience
- School Social Work
Education
- PhD candidate, Stellenbosch University
- Master of Science in Disaster Leadership and Resilience, Tulane University
- Master of Social Work, Tulane University
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Brigham Young University, Idaho
Selected Funding
- Walmart Foundation
