Dr. Rachel E. Davis
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Departments / Programs
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Sociology
- Sociology [M.A.]
- Women's and Gender Studies
- Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate
Degree Information
- PHD, University of Kentucky (2023)
- MA, University of Kentucky (2019)
- BA, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2017)
- BA, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2017)
Areas of Expertise
Critical Feminist Criminology | Digital Sociology | Social Inequalities | Sexual Labor | Gendered Violence
Biography
In addition to her roles at MTSU, Rachel Davis is a faculty affiliate with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP). She is currently writing a book based on her digital ethnography of women who participate in transactional sex. Her ultimate goal is to further the movement for social justice locally, nationally, and globally through education and activism. When she’s not working, she enjoys baking, cross-stitching, and playing video games.
Publications
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Debt, Sex, and Money: Imperialist Discourses of Transactional Sex Across Three Geographic and Cultural Contexts.” Criminology & Criminal Justice. doi:10.1177/17488958241231879.
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of Tumblr’s Sexual Content Ban on Sugar Babies’ Posts.” Feminist Media Studies. doi:10.1080/14680777.2024.2310826.
Love, Tony P., Jenny L. Davis, Rachel E. Davis,...
Read More »Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Debt, Sex, and Money: Imperialist Discourses of Transactional Sex Across Three Geographic and Cultural Contexts.” Criminology & Criminal Justice. doi:10.1177/17488958241231879.
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of Tumblr’s Sexual Content Ban on Sugar Babies’ Posts.” Feminist Media Studies. doi:10.1080/14680777.2024.2310826.
Love, Tony P., Jenny L. Davis, Rachel E. Davis, William Fisher, and Rachel Barczak. 2023. “Assessing Collective Identity (Non)Verification with Social Media Data through Web Scraping, Sentiment Analysis, and Qualitative Coding.” Pp. 260–273 in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond, edited by R. Cascón-Pereira, I. Winkler, and S. Reissner. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781802207972.00034.
Davis, Rachel E., and Renzetti, Claire. 2022. “Is Religious Self-Regulation a Risk or Protective Factor for Men’s Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration?” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 37(11-12):NP9981–NP10006. doi:10.1177/0886260520985497.
Noe, Marcia, Rachel E. Davis, and Brittain Whiteside-Galloway. 2014. “Performative Fashion in the Short Fiction of Kate Chopin.” Midwestern Miscellany 42:19-31. https://ssml.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2014-Fall-MISC.pdf
Presentations
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “(In)Capable Guardians: Campus Sexual Assault Adjudication.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 15, San Francisco, CA.
Guinn, Melissa, and Rachel E. Davis. 2024 “Law Enforcement Perceptions on Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking.” Poster presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 14, San Francisco, CA.
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Digital Sov...
Read More »Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “(In)Capable Guardians: Campus Sexual Assault Adjudication.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 15, San Francisco, CA.
Guinn, Melissa, and Rachel E. Davis. 2024 “Law Enforcement Perceptions on Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking.” Poster presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 14, San Francisco, CA.
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Digital Sovereignty, Material Atrocities: Social Media Corporations as State Criminal Actors.” Paper presented at the Mid-South Southern Sociological Association Annual Meeting, October 17, Nashville, TN.
Davis, Rachel E. 2024. “Financed Femininity: Sugar Babies, Spoiled Girlfriends, and High-Value Women on TikTok.” Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 6, New Orleans, LA.
Davis, Rachel E. 2023. Debt, Sex, and Money: Imperialist Discourses of Transactional Sex Across Three Geographic and Cultural Contexts.” Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, August 18, Philadelphia, PA.
Davis, Rachel E. 2022. “Sweet and Sour: The Impact of Tumblr’s Adult Content Ban on Sugar Babies.” Paper presented at American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 17, Atlanta, GA. Davis, Rachel E. 2021. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of FOSTA on Sugar Babies’ Tumblr Activities.” Paper presented at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 9, online due to COVID-19.
Davis, Rachel E. 2021. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of FOSTA on Sugar Babies’ Tumblr Activities.” Paper presented at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 9, online due to COVID-19.
Davis, Rachel E. 2019. “The Fear of God: Religious Motivations and Men’s Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration.” Paper presented at Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 11, Atlanta, GA.
Courses
Undergraduate: SOC 2010 Social Problems | SOC 3210 Drugs in Society | SOC 3250 Social Deviance | SOC 4150 Topics in Sociology: Social Media | SOC 4300 Criminology | SOC 4400 Sex Trafficking
Graduate: SOC 5150 Topics in Sociology: Social Media | SOC 5300 Criminology | SOC 6545 Topics in Gender: Sex Trafficking | 6560 Sociological Theory
