Easton Davis

Project focus: The Fellow will co-develop civically oriented scholarship focused on understanding and improving the flourishing and well-being of Black members of the Greater Madison, Wisconsin, area.

Easton Davis is a passionate plant lover, a community boxing instructor, and the 2026 Civic Science Fellow at the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison, Wisconsin. As a healing-centered educator, he integrates his passion for movement-based medicine as a tool for nourishment in teaching and facilitating dialogues among Black people. He is a skilled facilitator, trained in intergroup dialogue, and is dedicated to advancing healing-centered education.
Drawing from Black feminist theories of affect, Easton’s current research explores the somatosensory dimensions of felt sense, recognizing that healing is inherently political, particularly among historically marginalized and oppressed communities of color. Guided by a philosophy of healing justice, Easton’s work advocates for a teaching approach that focuses less on “fixing” people and more on engaged, embodied practices as pathways toward liberation and racial justice through memory, movement, and ritual. Easton earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in cultural foundations of education from Syracuse University. He also holds a certificate of advanced studies in women’s and gender studies and a B.A. in sociology from Randolph-Macon College.