Rate My Professor Rosalyn Davis

Rosalyn Davis, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychology and Director of the Mental Health Counseling Program at Indiana University Kokomo. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with a diversity specialty from Ball State University, M.A. in Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and B.A. in Psychology from Fisk University. In her current roles, she serves as IU Kokomo Faculty Inclusive Excellence Liaison for Academic Affairs and co-advisor to the Psychology Club. Prior to joining IU Kokomo, Davis worked as a full-time Mental Health Clinician and Licensed Psychologist at the University of Arkansas Counseling Center, delivering individual, couple, and group counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach programming tailored to diverse populations. She also provided services to gerontology patients and taught courses at a University of Phoenix campus, reigniting her passion for higher education teaching.

Davis's research focuses on relationship issues broadly defined, with recent emphasis on the long-term impacts of parental divorce, minority relationships, and sexuality. Her publications include 'Undergraduate Research Across the Psychology Curriculum: A Case Study and Program Assessment' (2021), 'Navigating and Supporting Marginalized Identities in Dominant Pharmacy Spaces' (2018), 'Walking Away from the Mild Side: Black Women and Kink' (2017), and a review of 'This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color' in Psychology of Women Quarterly (2016). She has earned prestigious awards for service and diversity efforts, such as the W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service (2025), IU Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Luminary Award (2022), Resident Faculty Amicus Award (2021-2022), Virgil Hunt Service Award (2020), and Chancellor's Diversity Award (2018-2019). Davis has established a community counseling clinic through her program directorship, mentored students into graduate programs and professional careers, led Safe Zone trainings and campus climate surveys, moderated town halls on race and racism, contributed to the Multicultural Center's development, participated in the Graduate Faculty Council, and engaged in community initiatives including Human Library events and Juneteenth commemorations.