Malissa Davis graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Mississippi State University. She continued her education at East Carolina University where she earned an M.B.A. She later earned an MS in Finance from Florida International University and a MaCC from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Davis worked for fourteen years in the corporate sector in a variety of accounting and finance positions before beginning her teaching career at North Carolina A&T State University in 2017. Dr. Davis later earned a Doctor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Jacksonville University. Dr. Davis is a Certified Public Accountant in the states of Florida and North Carolina.