Presentations and Lectures

33. The Evolution of Central Lunatic Asylum. King Davis, Invited Presentation. The Black History Museum, Richmond, Virginia March 12, 2020.

32. Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane: History and Implications for Current Psychiatric Services, King Davis, Invited Grand Rounds Lecture. Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Norfolk, Virginia. February 26, 2020.

31. The Central State Archives Project: Implications for the Austin State Hospital Project, King Davis, The Central Texas African American Family Support Conference, Keynote Address, Austin Texas, February 18, 2020.

30. Overview of the Central State Hospital Archives Project, King Davis, Staff Retreat, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, December 13, 2019, Richmond Virginia

29. African American Mental Health Conference, King Davis, Keynote Presentation, September 27, 2019, Charlotte, NC

28. Final Update on Findings from Central State Archives Project, King Davis, Central State Hospital Staff, Petersburg, Virginia: February 27, 2019

27. Access, Privacy, & Utility of Historic Psychiatric Records, King Davis, The Benjamin Rush Lecture, American Psychiatric Association 175th Annual Conference, San Francisco: May 2019

26. Genealogical Implications of the Central State Hospital Archives. King Davis, Middle Peninsula African American Genealogical Society, Tappahannock, Virginia: March 10, 2018

25. The First Mental Hospital in the US for African Americans. Keynote Presentation. King Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University Conference, Cabell Library: March 14, 2018.

24. Three Culturally Based Hypotheses Linking Blackness, Madness, and Dangerousness. Panel Presentation, King Davis, Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture. University of San Diego: April 21, 2018.

23. Implications of the Central State Hospital Data Base for Scholars. Keynote Presentation, King Davis, Black Social Workers of Virginia, Virginia State University: April 26, 2018

22. The Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane: Mental Illness, Race, and Privacy in the Digital Age. Keynote Presentation. King Davis, Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, University of Texas at Austin: May 15, 2018

21. Issues of Access and Privacy, College of Behavioral Health Leadership, Annual Conference, King Davis, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia: September 25, 2018

20. Research Findings from the Central Lunatic Asylum, King Davis, Psychology Seminar, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond: Virginia, October 10, 2018

19. The Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane: Archives, King Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University Firehouse Theater, Richmond, Virginia: October 25, 2018

18. The Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane: Origins, admissions, and treatment. King Davis, Gateway Homes Annual Staff Conference, Richmond, Virginia: November 8, 2018

17. The Central State Hospital Archives, The Virginia History Forum (March 2-3, 2017). King Davis, African American History and Genealogical Society National Conference, Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

16. Central State Hospital Digital Archives Project, Central Texas African American Family Support Conference (February 2017). King Davis, Palmer Event Center, Austin, Texas

15. Overview of the Central State Hospital Archives Project (January 4, 2016). King Davis, Virginia Joint Legislative MLK Commission, Capitol Office Building, Richmond, Virginia.

14. Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane Archives: Balancing Access and Privacy of Mental Health Records (February 11, 2016). King Davis, Yale University Archives and Library Staff Development, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

13. The Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane Archives (February 12, 2016). Black Solidarity Conference, King Davis, Yale University and the Steve Foundation, New Haven Connecticut.

12. Update of the Central State Hospital Archives Project, Central State Hospital Retiree Association (February 2016), King Davis, Petersburg, Virginia.

11. Understanding Public Policy, The Jack Otis Lecture, School of Social Work (April 6, 2016), King Davis, The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas

10. The Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane, Kwaanza Festival and Conference (December 30, 2016), The Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia

09. Analysis of the First 5000 Admissions to Central Lunatic Asylum (October 8, 2016). King Davis, Association for the Study of African American Life and History Annual Meeting and Conference, The Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

08.Central Lunatic Asylum Findings, Poster Session, (October 7-9, 2016). King Davis, Association for the Study of African American Life and History Annual Meeting and Conference, The Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

07. Data Practices: Harnessing Cultural Heritage Data to Support Scholarly Practices (March 17, 2016). Unmil Karadkar, Digital Curation Institute, School of Information, University of Toronto, Canada.
06. Genealogical Implications of the Central State Hospital Archives (March 28, 2015). King Davis, Richmond African American History and Genealogical Society, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, Virginia.

05. Using the Central State Hospital Archives for Genealogy Research (October 14, 2015). King Davis, African American History and Genealogical Society National Conference, Marriott Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

04.Updating the Central State Hospital Archives Project (December 4, 2015). King Davis, Central State Hospital Staff Development Meeting, Building 32, Petersburg, Virginia.

03.Central State Hospital Digital Archives Project (December 6, 2015). King Davis, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Dinwiddie, Virginia.

02. Mental Health and African American Populations: History and Current Status. Annual Conference. King Davis, Keynote Presentation. Texas Health and Human Services: February 15, 2013.

01. The Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane: Implications for Mental Health Policy and Services for African American Populations. Invited Presentation. National Institute of Minority Health Disparities. Rockville: March 3, 2013.