Chad Davidson, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Global Engagements and Cultural Programming
Department of V.P. of University Advancement Office University Advancement

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Adamson Hall
Office Hours
By appointment

Chad Davidson, Ph.D.
Biography

As Executive Director of Global Engagements within University Advancement, I oversee multiple programs and initiatives based in Central Italy. As a result, UWG offers an increasing number of academic options for students from the School of Nursing and the School of Communication, Film, and Media, as well as from myriad programs within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. In addition, Spoleto, Italy, is quickly becoming a hub of UWG community and alumni activity, as we grow our presence in Italy in intentional and mutually beneficial ways. 

As Executive Director of Cultural Programming, I manage a number of arts-based prizes and community projects, including the Other Night School, the Blackwell Prizes (in Painting, Writing, Music, and Filmmaking), the Vault Gallery and Vault Gallery Press, the Michael and Andrea Stone Visiting Artist Series, and the Sewell Lecture Series. All of these activities, both abroad and at home, stress the importance of our university as a cultural and intellectual crossroads, a locus of critical engagement and lifelong learning, whether that be on our home campuses in Carrollton and Newnan, or in Italy, where our relationships with local businesses, schools, and towns offer our west Georgia region a unique opportunity to deepen cultural awareness while enjoying the treasures of the bel paese. 

If you are interested in learning more about west Georgia in Italy or about any of the programs in our home community, reach out. 

Education / Degrees
  • B.A., English, California State University at San Bernardino, 1993
  • M.A., English, University of North Texas, 1997
  • Ph.D., English, Binghamton University, 2003
Courses Taught
Course Sections and Syllabi

Summer 2025 Sections

Summer 2024 Sections

Fall 2023 Sections

Summer 2023 Sections

Fall 2022 Sections

Summer 2022 Sections

Spring 2022 Sections

Fall 2021 Sections

Summer 2021 Sections

Spring 2021 Sections

Fall 2020 Sections

Publication List

Bring Out Your Dead: Elegies from the Plague Year [View Publication External Resource]

Terra Cognita: Dispatches from an Over-Traveled Italy [View Publication External Resource]

Unearth [View Publication External Resource]

From the Fire Hills [View Publication External Resource]

Analyze Anything: A Guide to Critical Reading and Writing [View Publication External Resource]

Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches [View Publication External Resource]

The Last Predicta [View Publication External Resource]

Consolation Miracle [View Publication External Resource]