Laura Joyce Davis

Bio

Laura Joyce Davis teaches podcasting at Stanford University, where she helps students turn climate change research into planet-saving stories, and manages production for the award-winning State of the Human. She is the CEO and cofounder of Narrative Podcasts, the Executive Producer of Shelter in Place, and a Podcast Magazine Top Influencer in Podcasting. Her work has been recognized with a Social Impact Award for Mentoring and DEI initiatives, a Fulbright scholarship, a Poet & Writers Exchange Award, and the International Women’s Podcasting Award for “Changing the World One Moment at a Time.”

Academic Appointments

• Lecturer, Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Honors & Awards

• Finalist in 3 Categories, Sonic Bloom Awards (2024)
• Shortlisted for "Changing the World One Moment at a Time Award", International Women's Podcast Awards (2022)
• Silver Medalist, W3 Awards (2022)
• Social Impact Award winner for Mentorship Program, PR News (2022)
• Top 22 Influencers in Podcasting for 2022, Podcast Magazine (2022)
• Finalist for Descript Studio Sound Award, Descript (2021)
• Honorable Mention for the Golden Crane Podcasting Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association (2021)
• Winner of the "Changing the World One Moment at a Time" Award, International Women's Podcast Awards (2021)
• Fulbright Senior Scholar Finalist, US Fulbright Program (2020)
• Finalist for WNYC Podcast Accelerator Contest, WNYC (2019)
• Pushcart Prize Nominee, American Academy of Arts and Letters (2018)
• Honorable Mention for Short Story Award for New Writers, Glimmer Train Magazine (2017)
• Winner for Fiction for the California Exchange Award, Poets & Writers Magazine (2013)
• Fulbright Student Award for creative writing, Philippines, US Fulbright Program (2010-2011)
• Pushcart Prize Nominee, American Academy of Arts and Letters (2010)
• Nominee for the Best New American Voices, Best New American Voices Series (2006)
• Winner Ardella Mills Prize for Graduate Fiction, Mills College (2006)
• Winner Ardella Mills Prize for Graduate Fiction, Mills College (2005)

Professional Education

• BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, English & Creative Writing (2001)
• MFA, Mills College, Fiction (2006)