Amira Rose Davis

Amira Rose Davis is an Assistant Professor and Harrington Faculty Fellow in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Johns Hopkins University.

• Courses Taught (2022-2025): Intro Black Women's Studies (AFR 315P/WGS 301), Sports and Society (AFR 370), Research Methods Seminar in Women's/Gender Studies (WGS 392), and Academic Writing for Grads (AFR S385C).

Her research and teaching focus on interdisciplinary intersections of African American history, Black women's studies, sports sociology, and critical race theory. She specializes in courses that explore gender, race, and societal structures through historical and contemporary lenses.