David Grant

David Grant is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia. Their research work covers several interconnected fields primarily within the social sciences and psychology, with a strong emphasis on education and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their scholarly output includes publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, addressing topics such as instructional leadership, teacher effectiveness, and metaphorical explorations related to societal changes during COVID-19. Key recent papers by David Grant include:

• Categories, Crossroads, Control, Connectedness, Continuity, and Change: A Metaphorical Exploration of COVID-19, 2020, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
• Reimagining Instructional Leadership: Integrated Leadership Functions Predicting Teacher Effectiveness and Teacher Morale, 2022, Leadership and Policy in Schools
• Responsible Leadership: How Teachers Perceive Principal Practices, Teacher Effectiveness, and Teacher Morale, 2021, Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting
• Nineteenth-Century American Newspapers, 2020, American Literature

Collaboration has been an integral aspect of Grant's work, frequently co-authoring with scholars including Claude Messan Setodji, Julia H. Kaufman, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Gerald Hunter, and Christopher J. Young. These partnerships have contributed to a diverse array of research outputs.

The scholar has contributed to several publication venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These include:

• The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
• Leadership and Policy in Schools
• Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting
• American Literature
• SSRN Electronic Journal

David Grant's main fields of study involve Social Sciences and Psychology, with specific subfields focusing on Education, Clinical Psychology, Information Systems and Management, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research topics commonly address:

• COVID-19 and Mental Health
• School Choice and Performance
• Parental Involvement in Education
• Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
• Educational Assessment and Improvement
• Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
• Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Grant has also contributed to numerous technical and survey reports published as eBooks by RAND Corporation, covering educational surveys and technical documentation from 2019 through 2024. These include detailed documentation of American Educator Panels and various survey results related to K-12 schools, reflecting an ongoing engagement with data-driven educational research.