| 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
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Christine Davis |

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Assistant Professor |
Colvard 5013 |
704.687.6638 |
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