W. Sumner Davis

William Sumner Davis is an Irish-American educator, counselor and author. He was born in 1960 in Waterville, Maine and is the author of several books on social and science history, including the controversial Heretics, the natural history primer Losing Faith and the pseudoscience Just Smoke and Mirrors.

Davis' early life was heavily influenced by the late Carl Sagan. Like Sagan, Davis is an outspoken critic of many nations use of nuclear arms; his essay A Model of Thermonuclear Extinction has been widely printed since original publication in 2002. A severe Dyslexic, Davis did not learn to read until age eleven, and because of early educational experiences, has become an outspoken proponent of alternative educational programs and a critic of U.S. Public School Systems. Davis attended the University of Maine, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology focusing on Developmental and Child Psychology. He entered Springfield College, where he received a Masters in social psychology concentrating on developmental psychology and Addiction Dynamics. Davis went on to study Theology at Bangor Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Divinity in Western Theological History and Ancient Languages, eventually transferring in 1997 to Freedom Seminary, Washington DC where he completed a parallel program Th.D (Dr. Theol.) in Medieval Christian History graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2001. Davis went on to complete a masters in psychology, focusing on multi-systems theory, graduating in 2009; earning a master of public health in 2011, and is currently completing a Ph.D in Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Davis is currently an instructor at Husson University as well as Unity College, and The New England School of Communications, where he teaches psychology and behavior modification.