Biography:

Dave A. Louis, Ph.D. is a professor of higher education at the University of Houston’s College of Education. He uses counter-storytelling as the core of his research agenda that centers on the voices, authenticity, and meaningfulness of the Black experience in postcolonial environments. His research addresses the experiences of minoritized, marginalized, and underrepresented populations within higher education with a particular focus of individuals of the African Diaspora (including Afro Caribbean populations).  He also conducts research on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Recent Publications:

Louis, D. A., Otero, N., Fleary, S., Gloudon, I. C., Hosten, C. M., Noel, H., Murray, I. V., & Francois, E. D. (2024). Invisibility, Anti-Blackness, and Pan-African Connectivity: Narratives of Afro Trinidadian faculty members navigating the American Academy. Caribbean Educational Research Journal, 9(1), 51-77.

Louis, D. A. & Rodriguez, N. (2024) A tale of conundrum and desideratum: Invisible colonial vestiges and male underrepresentation in Caribbean higher education. In T. Esnard (Ed). Pursuing Social Justice Agendas for Caribbean Higher Education Institutions: Perspectives and Prospects for Small Island Developing States, (pp. 119-130), Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003427520

Louis, D. A. (2023). Black faculty happiness: A qualitative ode to black faculty voices, success, and retention at predominantly white research universities. Journal of Black Studies, 54(7), 557–572. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219347231184259

Louis, D. A., Bryant-Scott, K, & Donatto, T. J. (2022) Voices of black leadership: Town-gown relationships and the black community. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 14(4), 63-76.

Louis, D. A., Thompson, K. V., Stanley, C. A., & Louis, Jr., B. M. (2020). Reflections,
relationships, and immigrant contributions: Narratives of Afro-Caribbean faculty members in American higher education. Caribbean Educational Research Journal, 5(1), 110-130. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.36098.50889

Education:

B.A. in Psychology, Morehouse College, 1995
M.Ed. in Administration, Planning, & Social Policy, Harvard University, 1998
Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Texas A&M University, 2005