About & CV
K. Davina Frick
Professor. Speaker. Coach. Author. Illuminator.
Inspirations for aspirations.
About Davina
K. Davina Frick helps people recognize connections, loosen constraints, and discover possibilities for greater fulfillment and impact. She describes this work as illumination: bringing curiosity, listening, and a commitment to helping others pursue their own aspirations.
A professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Davina connects health economics, leadership, and human values. Her research examines the costs, consequences, and value of health care. Across her teaching, educational leadership, and editorial work, she seeks to make knowledge useful and create conditions in which people can contribute and grow.
Her approach to coaching and mentoring is facilitative and developmental. She helps people explore what matters to them, recognize patterns, and consider possibilities they may not yet see. Inclusion, authenticity, and the relationship between values and action are recurring themes in her work.
Davina is writing The Lambda Factor: Loosening Constraints for Yourself and Others to Maximize Fulfillment and Impact. Through thoughts on tHERSday, poetry, speaking, and conversation, she explores what people notice, what holds them back, and what becomes possible when they have room to grow.
Selected career highlights
Research and scholarship
Johns Hopkins faculty member since 1996, with an extensive body of research in health economics and economic evaluation. Areas of contribution include vision and eye health, nursing, and cancer care.
Educational leadership
Served as vice dean for education at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School from 2013 to 2021. Led more than 70 staff across functions supporting the student experience and helped guide accreditation, academic programs, and online education.
National scientific service
Served on the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, 2007–2011.
Co-chaired the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s work on Focus on Myopia: Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence, 2023–2024.
Editorial contributions
Women’s Health Issues — associate editor since 2020; editorial board member, 2007–2019.
American Journal of Public Health — associate editor since 2025.
Sage Knowledge Healthcare Management Series — editor since 2024.
Selected recognition
Faculty Service and Mentoring Award, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2025.
Diversity Recognition Award, Johns Hopkins University, 2024, recognizing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts including a contribution to LGBTQ+ Narratives in Academia and organizing the production of The Business of Pronouns.
Martin R. Cepeda, Jr. Award for Alumni Career Advancement and Development, Penn State Alumni Association, 2024.
Collaborative Leadership Award, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2023.
Speaking beyond the classroom
Talks, panels, and workshops on mentoring, authenticity, values, leadership, and meaningful careers. Engagements include TEDx JHUDC, Boston Scientific’s PRIDE employee resource group, and university and professional audiences.
Education
Ph.D., Economics and Health Services Organization and Policy, University of Michigan.
M.A., Economics, University of Michigan.
B.S., Health Policy and Administration, Penn State.
A continuous professional record
Much of Davina’s professional work before August 2024 appeared under Kevin D. Frick or Kevin David Frick. Those publications and presentations are part of the same continuing scholarly and professional record.
For a full CV, selected publications, or a biography tailored to your event, contact vina@kdavinafrick.com.
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