Posted on July 1, 2025 by Katelyn Juarez
John Davis, Ph.D.
John Davis, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and editor of the Research and Practice in the Schools, a publication of the Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP).
TASP is an online, peer-reviewed journal that provides members with access to current research that impacts the practice of school psychology. The primary purpose of Research and Practice in the Schools is to meet the needs of TASP members for information on research-based practices in the field of school psychology.
What drew you to become involved with TASP?
I started my involvement with TASP during my master's program in 2002. As an organization, it fulfills a vital role as a source for professional guidance for practitioners. I view my involvement as an opportunity contribute to this mission.
What sets TASP apart from others in the field?
I think the size and scope of service are unique for a state service organization.
What advice would you give to someone interested in becoming a journal editor or joining an editorial board?
It is a large commitment that requires steady perseverance and time. You will learn a lot through these roles, and the benefit is definitely worth the effort.
If you could have dinner with any scholar, living or dead, who would it be and why?
Montrose Wolf – I have tried to model my approach to journal editorship on him.
“His expressed goal was that everyone who submitted a paper, whether it was accepted or rejected for publication, would submit another paper, and that paper would be a better one.” (Risley, 2005)
If you weren't in academia, what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I would happily work in practice as a school psychologist.
— Katelyn Juarez
