Dr. Kelly Davis

Contact and Overview

Email Address

daviskk@appstate.edu

Office Hours

Tuesday: 1:00-3:00pm
Thursday: 1:00-3:00pm

And by appointment

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Education

Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill
M.J., UC Berkely

Website

kellykdavis.com

Teaching

Currently Teaching (Fall 2025)

COM 2416 Video Production
COM 3530 After Effects
COM 4416 Electronic Media Production Capstone

Courses Taught

COM 2416 Video Production
COM 3530 After Effects
COM 3570 Video Editing
COM 4416 Electronic Media Production Capstone

Teaching and Research Specialties & Ongoing Creative Projects

Upcoming project: "Admissions", a short narrative film, to be shot in October and released in 2026. This production will use the combined efforts of faculty, students and hired professionals.

Video production
Scriptwriting
Directing
Producing
Video editing
Motion graphics
Public media

Selected Publications

  • Directed seasons 3 & 4 of A Craftsman's Legacy, a national public television show. 
  • Directed seasons 1 & 2 of Boonies, a series of short documentaries 
  • Wrote several award-winning scripts, including Admissions and The Compass

Recent Awards

  • 2024 University Film & Video Association 1st Place Award for short screenplay "The Compass"
  • BEA Festival of Media Arts best of competition



Title: Associate Professor, Electronic Media/Broadcasting
Department: Department of Communication

Email address: Email me

Phone: (828) 262-2403

Office address
Beasley Media Complex 237