American Society of Criminology (ASC), Division on Women and Crime : Member, 1992 - Present

American Sociological Association, Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer People in Sociology 2014-16 : Member, 1995 - Present

Homicide Research Working Group : President, 2018 - Present; Program Committee Co-Chair 2021; Newsletter Editor 2004-7; Multiple Committees and Member, 2002 - Present

Mid-South Sociological Association : President 2008-9, Vice-President 2005-6, Member, 1998 - 2010

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Campus Giving (formerly IGRU) : Committee Chair

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A graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Kim Davies began her academic career at Augusta University in 1996. During her tenure
at Augusta University, Davies was named Outstanding Faculty Member in recognition of her excellent teaching in 2001 and in 2009,
she received the Louis K. Bell Alumni Research. A sociologically trained criminologist, Davies academic focus is on homicide and
violence. Her research contributions include multiple conference presentations, journal publications, and a primary text, The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Dr. Davies was the Interim Director of Women’s Studies in 2001-2002 and the Chair of the Department of Social Sciences 2004 to 2020. She has also served as President of the Mid- South Sociological Association and President of ASU’s Phi Kappa Phi honor society, and she is currently the President of the Homicide Research Working Group.

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FBI data shows murder rates are up, with the latest figures showing a staggering 21,570 murders happening nationwide in 2020.    Dr. Kim Davies teaches a sociology of murder course at Augusta University and was recently interviewed on the topic by a local CBS affiliate. Davies has developed the course to help educate students and get them thinking about ways they can bring awareness to the violent crime problem. Students put a tick on the sidewalk in chalk to represent every murder to offer a better understanding of the number of families affected. “If I put that number on the board, it looks like a big number," said Davies. "But nobody really knows what that is. If we tick every mark and we say, ‘Look, that’s a victim,’ it means more to the students.”  Davies also reiterates that even though this current number is probably the highest it’s ever been since she's been offering this class, it's not at an all-time high. "Murder was higher in the '90s when I was in grad school, but it’s been going down, down, down. Hopefully it’s not a trend where we continue up, but we’re back up.”  If you’re a journalist covering true crime or any other aspect of this topic, then let us help with your stories.Davies is a sociologically trained criminologist with academic focus is on homicide and violence. Her most recent book, The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today, explores topics such as the increase in mass murders, the change in Stand Your Ground laws across the country and police shootings as it relates to the Black Lives Matter movement.Davies is available to speak with media about this subject – simply click on her icon now to arrange an interview today.

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Augusta professor’s latest book is out nowThe grisly details of murder and true crime fascinate Americans.Whether it’s the current news about the horrific homicide of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, who disappeared while traveling in Wyoming with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, or the unsolved killing of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey in her home in Boulder, Colorado, almost 25 years ago, people are intrigued by murder.People’s obsession with true crime has also taken the entertainment industry by storm, leading to numerous popular documentaries, movies about murders, television series on cold case investigations and podcasts dedicated to homicide.The genre is so prolific that Hulu’s latest hit — Only Murders In the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez — centers on Upper West Side neighbors and true crime podcast fans who sleuth out a murder podcast on their own.“Murder captures our attention,” said Dr. Kim Davies, dean of Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, who is also a sociologically trained criminologist with an academic focus on homicide and violence. “For a lot of people, I think it’s the idea of solving a mystery. And many people who find murder so fascinating, haven’t ever seen an autopsy and they haven’t seen a death.“When I taught my Sociology of Murder class here at Augusta University, I used to take students to autopsies and it’s gruesome. It’s not like what you see on television or in the movies.”Just last month, Oxford University Press published Davies’ new book, The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today. Back in 2007, Prentice Hall published The Murder Book: Examining Homicide by Davies, which was the only comprehensive textbook to focus on homicide. Her new textbook explores additional topics such as the increase in mass murders, the change in Stand Your Ground laws across the country and police shootings as it relates to the Black Lives Matter movement.“Probably the biggest difference in the two books is the chapter on mass murder,” Davies said. “Unfortunately, there have been a number of huge mass murders since the last book such as Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech and the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people. In fact, our society and our news media has focused on mass murders much more.“When I wrote the last book, students were fascinated by serial murder, and a lot of students still are, but now it seems like we are more focused on mass murder.”The full release about Davies’ book release is attached, and well worth the read.If you’re a journalist covering true crime or any other aspect of this fascinating topic – then let us help with your stories.Dr. Kim Davies is a sociologically trained criminologist with academic focus is on homicide and violence. Kim is available to speak with media about this subject – simply click on her icon now to arrange an interview today.

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