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Sandra Davis

PhD, DPM, ACNP-BC
Chief Deputy Director
National League for Nursing

Sandra Davis is Deputy Chief Director for the National League for Nursing (NLN)/Walden University College of Nursing Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change and Chair of the International Council of Nurses Education Expert Advisory Committee (ICNEE). Prior to joining the NLN Dr. Davis was an Associate Professor and Inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), at the George Washington University School of Nursing. Her scholarly contributions focus on health inequities, social and structural determinants of health, structural competency, and antiracism. Dr. Davis was Principal Investigator on a Photovoice Project; “The Social Determinants of a Heart Healthy Community” exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. Her co-authored book Fast Facts about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing: Building Competencies for an Antiracism Practice received an AJN 2022 book of the year award. Dr. Davis is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and a Past President of the NP Association of DC. Dr. Davis earned a BA from Wellesley College, a BSN from Temple University, an MSN and ACNP certification from the University of Pennsylvania, a DPM from Temple University and a PhD from Drexel University.

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