Ms. Davis teaches SLIS:5530: Topics in Preservation which covers the fundamentals of preservation theory and practice and offers students the opportunity to collaborate with local collections holders to develop preservation plans suited to real world circumstances.  

Outside the classroom, Ms. Davis leads the preservation digitization program, focusing on rare books, special collections, and archival material, at the University of Iowa Libraries. During her eight-year tenure, the program has expanded its staffing, infrastructure, and services while receiving nearly a half-million dollars in grant support for digitization projects from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Historical Publications and Records Commission.