Brandie Cheshier

Dr. Brandie Cheshier serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Mayborn College of Health Sciences, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB), joining the faculty in July 2021.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance from Oklahoma State University with Graduate Certificate in Statistical Methods and Analyses in Education and Behavioral Sciences
• M.S. in Exercise Science from Texas Tech University (2015)
• B.S. in Kinesiology from Texas Woman's University (2010)

Her research integrates exercise physiology with statistical methodologies, focusing on cardiac rehabilitation applications and human performance optimization. This interdisciplinary approach bridges clinical practice with data-driven analysis in health sciences.

Prior to academia, she applied practical expertise as an 8th-grade science teacher and girls athletic coach in Wylie ISD, enriching her current pedagogical methods with real-world athletic experience.