Dr. Kelly Davidson
Assistant Coordinator for Foreign Language Education, Associate Professor
- Ph.D. in French and Educational Studies
Emory University (2009) - M.A. in French Literature
Vanderbilt University (2003) - B.A. in French
Furman University
Teaching Fields: Beginner and Intermediate French language and culture, French and Francophone Civilization and Culture, Culture, Media and Society in the Francophone World, 18th-Century French Literature, History of Paris, 19th-Century French Poetry and Art
Teaching Interests: Early language learning methods and pedagogies (Pre-K-5th Grade), French language and culture, 18th-century French literature, History and society of Paris.
Research Interests: Early language learning (Pre-K-5th grad), Teaching languages through a Pedagogy of Kindness, Community engagement and early language learning.
Recent Research:
Davidson, K., Johnson, S.M., Randolph, L.J. (Eds.). (2023). How We Take Action: Social Justice in K-16 Language Classrooms. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Davidson, K.F. (2025). Equity and access in the foreign language classroom: Policy and practice in the United States. In Fäcke, C., Gao, A., Garrett-Rucks, P., and Meissner, F-J. (Eds)., Plurilingual and intercultural language learning.
Davidson, K.F. (2024). Preparing a New Generation: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies and the Justice-Oriented Early World Language Teacher Candidate. In Rosti, V. and Padilla, L. (Eds.), Representation, Inclusion, and Social Justice in World