Faculty Profile for Dr. Nydia Cabra

Biography Section

Biography and Education

I have almost 30 years of teaching and athletic training experience. My tenure has taken me to all levels of education, from primary to tertiary, with the majority at the secondary level. As an athletic trainer I have served mainly in the high school arena, but have worked clinic and university Division I, II, and III levels also. I am a lifetime certified teacher for all levels physical education, and until recently also held Texas Education Agency certificates in General Special Education certification and Early Childhood through 6^th grade Generalist teacher certification. My athletic training tenure at the university level provided opportunities as an adjunct that eventually led to my full-time teaching at this level.
Education:
Doctorate of Athletic Training, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona. 2021
Master's of Education in Physical Education/Exercise Science, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 2000.
Bachelor's of Science in Physical Education/Biology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, 1998

Teaching Interests

​Athletic Training, Pathology, Anatomy ​and Physiology, Evaluation of athletic injuries, Therapeutic rehabilitation

Research Interests

Scope of Practice, Pathology, Injury and illness