Kimberley Davis

Kimberley Davis is a Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, teaching in the fine arts division with her office located in Marsh Hall - Fine Arts Building (FAB) 305, Hattiesburg.

Her educational background includes:

• DMA, University of Southern Mississippi, 1992
• MM, University of Southern Mississippi, 1989
• BS, University of South Alabama, 1981

Professor Davis specializes in voice performance (classical and theatre) and vocal pedagogy, with pioneering work in African American music studies. She developed the groundbreaking course "Music by Blacks in America and Elsewhere"—the first of its kind at USM and in Mississippi—and teaches language diction, vocal literature, and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Her professional working proficiency in German, French, and Italian directly supports her instruction in multilingual singing techniques.