Kimberly Davis has research interests in information security, information privacy, and software outsourcing relationships. She earned a B.A. in Economics (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska. She later earned her doctorate in law (J.D.), cum laude, from Harvard Law School. As an attorney prior to her academic career, Professor Davis practiced in the areas of intellectual property and information technology, with a focus on software licensing and the licensing of Internet technologies. She negotiated transactions involving software development, software procurement and licensing, consulting services, eCommerce partnerships, ASP arrangements, website development and hosting, and the distribution of technology. Subsequently, she served as an Assistant Professor of MIS at Mississippi State University.

Professor Davis has published in various outlets, including the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, European Journal of Operational Research, PC AI, and several conference Proceedings.