Maria del Guadalupe (Lupe) Davidson

Dr. Davidson has spent her career dedicated to research, teaching, and service in gender and racial justice and inclusion. For the past five years, she has served in various capacities at West Virginia University including as a Provost Fellow for Faculty Recruitment and Hiring; as Associate Dean for Social Justice, Faculty Development, and Innovation; and as the Director and Academic Coordinator for Social Justice Affairs. She is currently Associate Dean for Faculty, Interim Director for the Public Administration Program, and Woodburn Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Dr. Davidson earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science at St. Bonaventure University, master’s degrees in English and Communication Studies, and a doctorate in Rhetoric all from Duquesne University. She is known for co-editing a collection on bell hooks’ scholarship “Critical Perspectives on bell hooks” (Routledge 2009). She is also known as a co-editor of the first collection that brought continental philosophy into dialogue with black feminist thought “Convergences: Black Feminism and Continental Philosophy” (SUNY Press 2010). Most recently, she has worked with a collective of scholars and grassroots women’s organizations in northern Uganda to elevate the concerns of war affected women. Dr. Davidson is the 2022 recipient of the Julia T. Wood Teacher/Scholar Award presented by the Pennsylvania Communication Association.