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Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844
Phone: (208) 885-6587
Email:teached@uidaho.edu

Coeur d'Alene

Dr. Paul Gathercoal
College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3080
(208) 885-5707

Dr. Anne Kern
College of Education
University of Idaho
Coeur d' Alene Center
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 83814-5497
(208) 292-1402

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Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844
Phone: (208) 885-6587
Email: teached@uidaho.edu

John Davis

John Davis, Ph.D.


Office: ED 506A & MCCL 303A
Phone: (208) 885-7703
Email: jcdavis@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address: College of Education; Department of Curriculum and Instruction
P.O. Box 443082
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3082

College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Associate Professor, Geological Science and Curriculum and Instruction

Home Town: Moscow, Idaho
Campus Locations: Moscow


  • Research/Focus Areas
    • Geoscience Education
    • Science & general teaching methodology
    • Informal Science Education
  • Biography
    John Davis is Associate Professor of Geology (Department of Geological Science) and Science Education (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) at the University of Idaho (UI). Dr. Davis has industry experience in petroleum & engineering geology, and Earth Systems Science. Subsequent to his technical field background, he became a middle school science teacher, eventually committing to completion of his Ph.D. in Science Education, leading to a joint position in geology and science education at the University of Idaho. Dr. Davis has a broad background in Geological sciences and Earth Systems Science, curriculum development, instructional design, and large-scale test design and implementation in several intermountain states. He has directed multiple federal-, state-, and privately-funded projects as PI or Co-PI ($5.8M in overall funding over 15 years), has conducted numerous inservice teacher enhancement workshops, served as evaluator on several funded projects, and has served as a consultant to numerous school districts and the Coeur d' Alene tribe, both as an educator and as a geologist. Dr. Davis also served as Department Chair of Curriculum & Instruction from 2005-2007.

    Currently, Dr. Davis is teaching in his areas of interest, being physical geology,  science education, strategies of teaching, and measurement & evaluation, and is engaged in securing funding and conducting research in geoscience education. He is currently is a member of the Geologic Society of America, the National Science Teachers Association, and the Idaho Science Teachers Association.