Melanie Upshaw Hart Recognized By TTU

Melanie Upshaw Hart, a Hart High School graduate, recently was recognized by Texas Tech University’s Chancellor’s Council.
Hart and other TTU professors and researchers were recognized as making a difference in the world. These individuals, according to the Chancellor’s Council, are world-renowned experts in their fields and continue to drive the Texas Tech University System forward.

Dr. Hart serves as interim chair of the Dept. of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University. She teaches courses in exercise and sport sciences and assists the university in distance and online education.

A member of Phi Kappa Phi, the National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education, and the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, she was inducted into the Texas Tech Teaching Adademy in 2008 and has been commended by students for creating an atmosphere where they are free to express opinions and ask questions.

She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech University and earned her Ph.D. in motor behavior from Auburn University.

Melanie is the daughter of former Hart residents, Preston and LaVerne Upshaw of Ransom Canyon.