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Kristie Abt, PhD, ACSM-Certified Exercise Physiologist, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management at ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ University. Throughout her career, her work has been guided by a singular passion: using exercise as a powerful tool to improve overall health and quality of life - from children to older adults and everyone in between.

Over more than two decades, Dr. Abt has built broad teaching, mentoring, and advising experience across undergraduate and graduate programs in Applied Physiology, Exercise Physiology, and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her teaching specialties include human physiology, health assessment and exercise prescription, exercise is medicine, and the physiology of health and disease, with a particular focus on applying these principles across the lifespan. Prior to joining ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½, she held faculty appointments at the University of Pittsburgh, Transylvania University, and Dallas Baptist University, and gained extensive experience in the health-fitness industry as a group exercise instructor, University Fitness Coordinator, and director of a youth physical literacy program.

At ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½, Dr. Abt serves as Director of Exercise is Medicine On-Campus (EIM-OC), where she leads campus-wide initiatives promoting physical activity and well-being, including the annual ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ Hilltop Hustle 5K. As an educator, she is deeply committed to helping students grow both academically and personally, inspiring the curiosity, confidence, and passion they need to build meaningful careers in health and human performance.

Dr. Abt resides in Frisco, TX with her husband and their two sons. In her spare time, you can find her cheering from the sidelines as her boys play soccer and basketball, or pursuing her favorite pastime of strength training.