She has a master's in communication from Missouri State University. Her teaching concentrations include: interpersonal, organizational, health and oral communication. She is the primary contact for the oral communication (COMM 100) course redesign at MSSU. Her primary role in the project has been the development of the learning assistant materials and course content to meet objectives. Slavings also provides communication consulting to organizations in the Joplin community and training for on-campus tutors in the MSSU Student Success Center.