Allie Smith

Allie Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Honors Studies at the Honors College, Texas Tech University. She holds a Ph.D. in Immunology and Infectious Diseases and a Master's in Public Health from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and a Bachelor's in Microbiology from Texas Tech University.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Immunology and Infectious Diseases
• Master's in Public Health from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• Bachelor's of Science in Microbiology from Texas Tech University

Dr. Smith's research spans Microbiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Epidemiology, Clinical Diagnostics, Biofilm Research, and Education Pedagogy. Her doctoral work focused on polymicrobial interactions and biofilm-associated chronic infections. Currently, she leads a sponsored research project to validate a handheld bacterial fluorescence imaging device for point-of-care diagnostics of chronic wounds. Additionally, she conducts program assessment and education pedagogical research to enhance undergraduate learning in the Honors College curriculum.

Dr. Smith is a certified Medical Technologist in Microbiology (M(ASCP)CM) with prior experience in hospital laboratory settings and at Research and Testing Laboratory, where she contributed to next-generation sequencing projects for microbial characterization.

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As a Faculty Fellow for the TrUE Scholars Undergraduate Research Program, Dr. Smith mentors undergraduate researchers and oversees program assessment. Her current sponsored research project on point-of-care diagnostics is externally funded, demonstrating her success in securing research grants.

Her research activities are centered within the Honors College at Texas Tech University, leveraging interdisciplinary collaborations. Her prior industry experience at Research and Testing Laboratory informs her applied research approach in clinical diagnostics and microbial characterization.