Dr. Maria Lawson-Davenport is an educator with over 20 years of experience in K-12 and higher education. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Administration and Supervision for the Norfolk State University School of Education in the Secondary Education and School Leadership Department. Additionally, she serves as a Graduate Program Coordinator and on the NSU Graduate Council. Previously, she served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Suffolk Public Schools and as an adjunct instructor for administration and supervision for the University of Virginia.. She has experience teaching middle and high school, correctional education, adult basic education, and college. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Hampton University, her Master’s of Education in Secondary Curriculum and Instruction from the College of William and Mary, and a Doctorate of Education in Adult Education and Program Development from Regent University.