Education

• B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979
• M.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1999
• Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2005

Areas of Interest

• Health Communication, with an emphasis on mental health, disability, aging, end-of-life communication, family communication, interpersonal communication, and group communication.
• Research Methods, with a an emphasis on narratives, ethnography, and autoethnography, and autoethnography
• Interpersonal Communication

Research - Projects

• Dr. Davis is currently writing:
  • Communication Research Methods with Kendall Publishing
  • Death: The beginning of a relationship with Hampton Press
• She is also currently working on several projects related to:
  • Children's mental health treatment team meetings, including mental health communication literacy, support, and a strenghs-based approach
  • Critical analysis of social construction of health, wellness and exercise
  • Oral history of McCreesh Place Apartments for formerly homeless men
  • Women and aging
  • Participant empowerment and engagement in Community Based Participatory Action Research ( CBPAR)
  • The role of interpersonal, family, and relational communication among people with Tramatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • The experience of voting among people with TBI
  • Family communication and end-of-life

Teaching - Courses

• Communication Research Methods
• Health Communication
• Healthcare Narratives
• Health Communication Focus Groups
• Communication and Aging
• End-of-Life Communication