Kira Walkup

Title/Position: Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies

Discipline: Exercise Science/Biomedicine

Year Hired: 2024

Education:

BS in Biomedical Science, Oklahoma City University

MS in Exercise Science, Southern Nazarene University

Professional Organizations and Affiliations:

American Red Cross

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Tri-Beta

American College of Sports Medicine

Area/s of Specialty:

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Strength and Conditioning

Eating Disorders in Athletes

Courses Taught:

BIO 1114 Biological Science with Lab

HPSM 3403 Exercise Programming for Special Populations

HPSM 3453 Nutrition for Sport and Fitness

HPSM 3841 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription I

HPSM 3851 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription II

HPSM 4413 Research, Measurement, and Evaluation

HPSM 4533 Exercise Physiology

HPSM 4543 Strength and Conditioning

Office Location: Pickens-Springer Gym

Campus Phone Number: 405-789-7661, extension 2303

Email Address: kira.walkup@swcu.edu

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12pm-3pm, Thursday 11am-3pm

Research Interests:

Exercise in pediatric populations

Childhood obesity

Orthotic use across special populations

Mission/Passion: To help students find their inner passions and spread them with the world!

Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 5:9

Personal Interests: Family, Quantum Physics, Cooking/Baking, Coffee

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX