Andrea is entering her eighth year as an Athletic Trainer/Instructor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of West Alabama. Andrea received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training with an emphasis in Pre-Professional Health Science from The University of West Alabama in 2013.  While at UWA, Andrea was employed with Varsity Spirit as a member of Varsity Camp Administration, providing first aid/athletic training services to various cheer and dance squads across the southeast.

Upon graduation from UWA, she completed a graduate assistantship at Mississippi College, where she earned her Master of Science degree in Athletic Administration with an interscholastic emphasis in May of 2015.  While at Mississippi College, Andrea provided athletic training services primarily for MC’s football, cross country, and track & field teams.  She was also employed as a contract Athletic Trainer through the Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, where she provided athletic training services for high school cross country, football, basketball, and track & field events.

Andrea has served as the Faculty Senate representative for the School of Health Science and Human Performance.  She is a member of the Physical Education Advisory Council at UWA.  She is currently working on her Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration.  Andrea is an instructor in the undergraduate and graduate athletic training programs at UWA and an instructor for exercise science, physical education, and sport management.

Andrea is from Meridian, MS, where she currently resides.