Research

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Love, Tony P., Jenny L. Davis, Rachel E. Davis, William Fisher, and Rachel Barczak. "Assessing Collective Identity (Non)Verification with Social Media Data through Web Scraping, Sentiment Analysis, and Qualitative Coding." (Book Chapter Forthcoming)

Davis, Rachel and Claire Renzetti. 2021. "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.

Davis, Rachel. “Nymphet Femme Fatales: Lolita, Lana Del Rey, and the Construction of Postfemininities on Tumblr.” (R&R)

Davis, Rachel E. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of Tumblr’s Sexual Content Ban on Sugar Babies’ Posts.” (Under Review)

Noe, Marcia, Rachel Davis, and Brittain Whiteside-Galloway. 2014. "Performative Fashion in the Short Fiction of Kate Chopin." Midwestern Miscellany 42:19-31.

Other Publications

Davis, Rachel E. 2022. Mayfield Candle Factory Victims Act. (Drafted legislation available upon request)

Davis, Rachel. 2017. "'Tell Me You Own Me, Gimme Them Coins': Postfeminist Fascination with Lolita, Lana Del Rey, and Sugar Culture on Tumblr." Honors Theses.

Davis, Rachel. 2016. "Over-the-Counter Birth Control Access Legislation." Women's Fund of Greater Chattanooga Internal Report.

Davis, Rachel. 2015. "My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge Report: Chattanooga, Tennessee." Urban League of Greater Chattanooga Report to City Mayor's Office.

Works in Progress

Davis, Rachel E. “Debt, Sex, and Money: The Discursive Construction of Transactional Sex Across Three Continents.” (In Preparation for Signs)

Davis, Rachel. “Because You’re Worth It: Narcissism, Kim Kardashian, and the Selfie as Mirror.” (In preparation for Feminist Formations)

Davis, Rachel. “Down the Rabbit Hole: Transversion and the Red Pill as a Master Frame.” (In preparation for The Journal of Ideology)

Conference Presentations

Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting 2022

Davis, Rachel E. 2022. “Debt, Sex, and Money: The Discursive Construction of Transactional Sex Across Three Continents.” Paper presented at Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 8, Birmingham, AL.

American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2021

Davis, Rachel. 2021. “Seeking and Surveilled: The Effects of FOSTA on Sugar Babies’ Tumblr Activities.” Paper presented at American Sociological Society Annual Meeting, August 9, online due to COVID-19.

Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2020

Davis, Rachel. 2020. “Nymphet Femme Fatales: Lolita, Lana Del Rey, and the Construction of Postfemininities on Tumblr.” Paper presented at Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting, October 16, Virtual.

Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting 2019

Davis, Rachel. 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.

Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting 2018

Davis, Rachel. 2018. "'Tell Me You Own Me, Gimme Them Coins': Postfeminist Sugar Culture on Tumblr." Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 6, New Orleans, LA.

Graduate Student Regional Research Conference 2018

Davis, Rachel. 2018. "Down the Rabbit Hole: The Red Pill as a Master Frame." Paper presented at Graduate Student Regional Research Conference, March 3, Louisville, KY.

Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting 2018

Davis, Rachel. 2018. "Because You're Worth It: Narcissism, Kim Kardashian, and Object Selfies." Paper presented at Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting, January 27, Atlanta, GA.

Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2017

Davis, Rachel. 2017. “‘Tell Me You Own Me, Gimme Them Coins’: Postfeminist Fascination with Lolita, Lana Del Rey, and Sugar Culture on Tumblr.” Paper presented at Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting, October 20, Chattanooga, TN.