A dedicated and thoughtful educator, mentor, and cultural historian, Ms. Davis seeks to provide relevant, compelling history courses that expose students to the most recent scholarship while centering primary source readings and research in her classrooms. She is particularly intent on providing opportunities for students to engage with multiple perspectives, in order to drive student growth in critical thinking as well as a capacity for empathic, ethical leadership.
Education
- MA, History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Scholarly Interests
- Transnational study of the re-indigenization movement, especially efforts toward repatriation of cultural resources in the museum space, with a particular focus on Hawai'i.
- Modern China's patriotic education movement, specifically its impact on Chinese museums.
Contributions to the Field
- In April 2021, Davis had an op-ed published in The Berkshire Eagle.
- Presented papers at the American Historical Association's Pacific Branch Conference and other venues.
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- National Council on Public History
- Association for Asian Studies
Awards
- Best Master’s Thesis, History Department, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2009
- Best Graduate Paper, Phi Alpha Theta Regional Committee, 2009
- Herbert F Margulies Award for Best Paper in American History, 2003
