Dr. Lisa K. Lyford’s doctoral and post-doctoral research focused on the electrophysiological properties of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain. As a postdoctoral teaching associate at North Carolina State University in the Biotechnology Education Facility, she taught combined graduate / undergraduate courses in Mutagenesis and in Biotechnology. Dr. Lyford joined the biology faculty at the University of the Cumberlands in August, 2005. She was recognized as an Honor Professor by the Student Government Association in 2015, 2017, and 2021. She is the founder and faculty advisor for the UC Pre-health club.
Dr. Lyford is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Microbiology, the National Association for Biology Teachers, the Association for Biology Laboratory Education, and the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. She enjoys hiking and camping in the Big South Fork, swing dancing, and performing on French horn in the London Community Orchestra.