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Cris_Davis_Fall_WebChristine S. Davis Vita

Blog: http://christinesdavisphd.blogspot.com/

And here I am chatting about my book Communicating Hope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a46CSZk27Q

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, patient-provider communication, and group communication.
  • Research Methods, with a an emphasis on narratives, ethnography, and autoethnography.

Research
Dr. Davis has recently published:

Davis, C. S., & Breede, D.C. (2018). Talking through Death: Communicating about Death in Interpersonal, Mediated, and Cultural Contexts. New York, NY: Routledge.

Davis, C.S., & Lachlan, K. (2017). Straight talk about communication research methods (3rd Ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

Davis, C. S., Stamper, B. J., & Brais, S. J. (2017). A Student-Centered workbook to Accompany Straight Talk about Communication Research Methods. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

Davis, C. S. (2016). Focus Groups: Applying Communication Theory through Design, Facilitation and Analysis. New York, NY: Routledge.

Davis, C. S. (2013). Conversations about qualitative communication scholarship: Behind the scenes with leading scholars. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.

Davis, C. S. (2013). Communicating hope: An ethnography of a children’s mental health care team. Walnut Creek, CA:  Left Coast Press.

Davis, C.S. (2010). Death: The Beginning of a Relationship. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Amazon.com Author Page 

She is also currently working on several projects related to:

  • Communication in a pediatric palliative care team
  • Children’s mental health treatment team meetings, including mental health communication literacy, support, and a strengths-based approach
  • Critical analysis of social construction of health, wellness and exercise
  • Homelessness
  • Women and aging
  • Social construction at end-of-life in eulogies, cemeteries, horror films, ghost hunting

Teaching Courses

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