Audra Day, RN, PhD, ACSM-CEP

Education

• 2006  Post-Doctoral Fellow, Gary Lab, University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Internal Medicine/Cardiology
• 2004  Ph.D. Medical Biochemistry, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
• 1999  Bc.S. Microbiology, Texas Tech University
• 1991  R.N. Methodist Hospital School of Nursing

Current Courses Taught

• KIN 3306 Applied Exercise Physiology
• KIN 4306 Exercise Testing and Prescription
• KIN 3307 Medical Terminology
• HLTH 3301 Epidemiology
• KIN 5337 Electrocardiography
• KIN 5304 Clinical Internship               

Research Interests

• Use of case study style teaching to improve student engagement and couse completion.
• Myogenesis, proliferation, and differentiation
• Cardiomyocyte proliferation and differentiation
• Molecular factors that regulate cellular growth and repair
• Identification of stem cell populations within various tissue types

Awards & Honors

• 2023 - Texas Tech University College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Innovation Award
• 2022 - Texas Tech University Teaching Academy Inductee  
• 2019 - Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship
• 2005 - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Deans Recognition Award