Nancy
Davis
Program Faculty
Business Psy.D.
I/O Psychology M.A.
Chair of Online and Blended Tracks
Track Director, Distance Learning I/O Psychology
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Room Number: 726
Phone: (312) 329-6615
Email: ndavis@thechicagoschool.edu
Biographical
Sketch
Dr. Davis is president and founder of Consulting Dynamics Inc., a firm engaged in organization development in such industries as manufacturing, sales, healthcare, telecommunication, and church. Her specializations include organization culture, change, conflict, and competency. In addition to The Chicago School, she periodically serves as adjunct faculty to Roosevelt University, DePaul University, and University of Phoenix. Dr. Davis holds a doctorate in human and organizational systems from The Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, and master’s degrees in human development and organization development.
Education
- B.A. in English, St. Francis University
- M.A. in Organization Development, Loyola University-Chicago
- M.A. in Human Development, Fielding Graduate University
- Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University
Classes Taught
- IO400—Professional Development Seminar
- IO512—Organizational Consulting Skills
- IO511—Organizational Culture & Design
- IO524—Training: Theory, Design, and Evaluation
- IO555—Work Team Dynamics
- IO556—Strategic Human Resource Management
- PB439—LifeSpan II
- PB555—Work Team Dynamics
Areas of Interest/Expertise
- employee motivation
- organizational psychology
Presentations
- Off Your Axis: Organizational Change—DSA conference,
—2005
- Teaching Bloom Taxonomy in a Coaching Environment—SIOP—2004
- Facing Peer Malfeasance—Society of Phenomenology—2002
Publications
- Davis , N., Newton, N. & Moane, F. (2005)
Individual Interventions in the Workplace (textbook,
pending publication).
- Davis, N. & Kurynta, K. (2005). Right
Workplace Award White Paper.
- Davis , N. (2002, Spring) Dialogue with a
Failing CEO. Training Today.
- Davis, N. (2001, Fall). Building muscle: developing
leaders with follower weight. OD Journal.
- Davis, N. (2001). Organization development
and knowledge management: a systemic merger OD
Practitioner, 33 (1).
Q&A
Q: Please describe your teaching philosophy.
A: It is a simple philosophy: we are
learners together, co-opting the experience.
My classroom is one of exploration, discovery,
and advancement. Significant emphasis
is placed on trying out theory in applied
settings.
Community
Involvement
- Parish Pastoral Council, Old St. Mary's Church—Chairperson
- Greater South Loop Association—Elected secretary
- Governance Board, The Fielding Graduate University—Student
representative
- Joliet Catholic Academy Board of Education—Board
member and President
Professional
Memberships
- Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists
(SIOP)
- Organizational Development Network (ODN)
- Organizational Development Institute (ODI)
- International Society for the Systems Sciences
(ISSS)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
