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Katy Elaine Davenport

  • Professor of Instruction - Curriculum And Instruction
Portrait of Katy Elaine Davenport

Biography and education

Katy Davenport, M.Ed., BCBA, is a Professor of Instruction and the CARES Educational Clinic Director. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) since 2007 and she earned a double masters degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Autism and Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities from the University of Texas at Austin. Katy has over 20 years of experience working with children with range of developmental and intellectual disabilities. Specifically, Katy has worked in public schools as a district Autism Coordinator, as an in-home Behavior Therapist, and for government service agencies providing Early Childhood Intervention (ECI). Katy has done numerous professional development workshops, has designed Individualized Education Programs, conducted Functional Behavioral Assessments, developed Behavior Intervention Plans and organized numerous social skills groups for children with autism. As the CARES Educational Clinic Director, Katy has consulted with a number of school districts in the area concentrating on autism and challenging behavior.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Raulston, Tracy Jane (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). CARES Applied Behavior Analysis Educator Training Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Institutional (Higher Ed), $191000. (Funded: September 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell B (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). CARES' Applied Behavior Analysis Educator Training Program AGP Category: Board-certified Behavior Analyst Training for Teachers/Paraprofessional, THECB, Institutional (Higher Ed), $286701. (Funded: June 2022). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell B (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). Autism Training Targeted to the Personnel of the DFPS Child Protective Services, Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC), State of Texas, $35000. (Funded: August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Raulston, Tracy Jane (Principal), Davenport, Katy Elaine (Co-Principal). Play Connections: Developing and Testing a Family-Centered Playdate Intervention for Preschoolers with Social Communication Delay, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $24000. (Submitted: October 2025, Funded: December 1, 2025 - October 12, 2026). Grant.
  • Lang, Russell B, Percent Contribution: %50, Davenport, Katy Elaine, Percent Contribution: %50. CARES’ Applied Behavior Analysis Educator Training Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, State, $380000. (Funded: May 2024 - April 1, 2026). Grant.
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  • Ledbetter-Cho, K. E., O’Reilly, M., Watkins, L., Lang, R. B., Lim, N., Davenport, K. E., & Murphy, C. B. (2020). The effects of teacher-implemented video-enhanced activity schedules on the mathematical skills and collateral behaviors of students with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04495-3
  • Ledbetter-Cho, K., Lang, R. B., Lee, A., Murphy, C., Davenport, K., Kirkpatrick, M., … O’Reilly, M. (2021). Teaching children with autism abduction-prevention skills may result in overgeneralization of the target response. Behavior Modification, 45(3), 438–461. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445519865165
  • Lang, R. B., Muharib, R. A., Davenport, K. E., & Ledbetter-Cho, K. E. (2020). Increasing play and decreasing stereotypy for children with autism on a playground. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-020-00150-1
  • Ledbetter-Cho, K. E., Lang, R. B., Lee, A. A., Davenport, K. E., Kirkpatrick, M., Schollian, M., … O’Reilly, M. (2019). Teaching children with autism abduction-prevention skills may result in overgeneralization of the target response. Behavior Modification, 45(3), 438–461. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445519865165
  • Ledbetter-Cho, K., Lang, R. B., Moore, M., Davenport, K., Murphy, C., Lee, A., & O’Reilly, M. (2017). Effects of video-enhanced activity schedules  on academic skills and collateral behaviors in  children with autism. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 63(4), 228–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2017.1290022
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University. August 1, 2022 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 4 Acknowledgement Letters from the Graduate Student Recognition of Support Program. January 1, 2012 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Through a Pandemic, Texas State University. 2020 - 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Teaching, Texas State University. February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
  1. Vice President

    Texas Association of Behavior Specialists

  2. Member

    Internal Advisory Board / Bobcat Rise

  3. Member

    Applied Behavior Analysis Accreditation Committee

  4. Participant

    Hiring Committee for Office of Disability Services Autism Program

  5. Volunteer

    Innovative Services for Students with Autism Grant Award Program

  6. Attendee / Participant

    Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training

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