Texas Tech University

Audra Day, RN, PhD, ACSM-CEP

Assistant Professor of Practice
Kinesiology

Email: audra.day@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 834-0160

Kinesiology and Sport Management, Rm 145



Vitae

Audra Day

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

Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

  • Address

    Box 43011, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
  • Phone

    806.742.3371