Research Discipline/Bio
Daniel Romeyn Davis is a Ph.D. student in Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Raised amidst the hills, lakes, and forests of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire, Daniel strives to represent the live free or die ethos of his pastoral home. His decade of classroom experience as a humanities teacher includes each grade level from 5th to 12th at Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Boston (Massachusetts). At Teachers College, Daniel conducts research on ethical, moral, and religious education, as well as on the concept of rootedness with its applications to curricular and pedagogical reform for the promotion of human flourishing.
Educational Background
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Secondary Education, Providence College (Rhode Island), 2017.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History and Philosophy, Member of the Honors Program, Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio), 2013.
Honors/Awards
Summer Institute Scholarships for K-12 Teachers funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): Disputatio and the Pursuit of Wisdom in the Humanities, Baylor University, July 2023; Rethinking the Gilded Age & Progressivisms, Loyola University Chicago, July 2019; Flu! The 1918 Spanish Influenza in American and World History, Virginia Tech, July 2018.
Publications/Exhibitions
Davis, Daniel Romeyn. 2025. “Existential Considerations: Review of Gary, K. H. Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life.” Journal of Moral Education 54 (2): 335–42. doi:10.1080/03057240.2025.2488698.
Last Updated: Jun 2, 2025