He has focused much of his research as a theoretical astrophysicist on the study of accretion physics and radiative transfer. Much of his work involves the role feedback from the formation of stars may play in galaxy evolution. Before arriving at U.Va. this summer, Davis was a senior research associate at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006 and has a B.S. in physics from Carnegie Mellon University.