Patricia A. Nixon PhD

Patricia A. Nixon is an Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the Wake Forest University. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and Bachelor of Science at Boston University. Pat was recruited not only for her expertise in exercise physiology but also to help expand the department’s interest in public health. Although Pat had only taught a few classes during her tenure at Pittsburgh, she was eager to work with students and developed a new core course in epidemiology that has since grown into a senior capstone experience.