Jim Davis has taught economics and statistics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the University of San Francisco, Dominican University, St. Mary's College, and Golden Gate University.

His research interests include studying the role of technology in online instruction and the uses of writing-to-learn techniques to improve learning outcomes. He has presented numerous papers involving classroom-based research at regional and national conferences.

Jim received an Ed.D in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. in Economics from Binghamton University, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Wilkes University.