Kristen Davis, CCC-SLP

Kristen Davis is a nationally board-certified specialist in child language and a clinical assistant professor at Baylor University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders where she teaches an undergraduate course and is a clinical educator for graduate students within the residential program. She earned her bachelor's degree at University of Houston where she double majored in Communication Disorders and Psychology before earning her master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Baylor University.  She is currently pursuing her PhD with a focus in cultural responsiveness.     

Kristen has a passion for all things literacy and understands the importance of providing children access to books and resources. Her research interests include the link between language and literacy, the impact of book sharing at a young age, and  cultural responsiveness in therapy sessions. Prior to working in higher education, she worked as a school-based speech/language pathologist for over ten years within title one schools. 
 

Areas of Research Interest

• Cultural responsiveness
• Language and literacy
• Contextual language intervention

Current Courses Taught

• CSD 3362 Communication and Culture in CSD
• CSD 5149 Clinical Practicum in Speech Pathology