Dr. Davis taught at Princeton University, the University of Colorado-Boulder, and Rutgers University before joining the faculty of USC in 1973. He uses Descriptive Psychology as the framework for the application of his research interests in social-personality and organizational psychology, with specific interests in close relationships, interpersonal conflict, violence, and stalking.
Chappell, K. D., & Davis, K. E. (1998). Attachment partner choice, and partner perception: An experimantal test of the attachment-security hypothesis. Personal Relationships, 5, 327-342.
Coker, A. L., McKeown, R. E., Sanderson, M., Davis, K. E., Valoois, R. F., & Huebner, E. S. (in press). Severe dating violence and forced sex and health-related quality of life and life satisfaction. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Davis, K. E., Ace, A., & Andra, M. (2000). Stalking perpetrators: Gender, attachment insecurity, need for control, and relationship context as correlates. Violence & Victims, 15, 407-426.
Davis, K. E., & Frieze, I. H. (2000). Research on stalking: What do we know and where do we go? Violence & Victims, 15, 473-487.
Fraley, R. C., & Davis, K. E. (1997). Attachment formation and transfer in young adults' close friendships and romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 4, 131-144.
Kirkpatrick, L. A., & Davis, K. E. (1994). Attachment styles, gender, and relationship stability: A longidutinal analysis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66, 502-512.
O'Hearn, R. E., & Davis, K. E. (1997). Women's experience of giving and receiving emotional abuse: An attachment perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 12, 375-391.
Davis, K. E. (in press). Stalkers and their worlds. In K. E. Davis & R. M. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 8). Ann Arbor, MI: The Descriptive Psychology Press.
Davis, K. E. (2001). The Relationship Rating Form (RRF): A measure of characteristics of romantic relationships and friendships. In J. Touliatos, B. Perlmutter, & G. Holden (Eds.), Handbook of family measurement techniques (Vol 1, 2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Davis, K. E. (1999). What attachment styles and love styles add to the understand of relationship commitment and stability. In W. Jones & J. Adams (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal commitment and relationship stability (pp. 221-237). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Davis, K. E., & Mechanic, M. B. (in press). Stalking victimization: Its consequences and prevention. In C. Mitchell (Ed.), Intimate partner violence: A bio-psycho-social approach. New York: Oxford University Press.