Dr. LaVona Traywick is a Professor in the School of Physical Therapy. LaVona is a gerontologist by training and specializes in healthy aging. She was awarded the Southern Gerontological Society's Applied Gerontologist Award in 2015 and appointed a "Fellow" of the Arkansas Gerontological Society in 2011. LaVona holds a PhD from the University of Kentucky, a MA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a BS from the University of Central Arkansas.

Education

• PhD University of Kentucky
• MA University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• BS University of Central Arkansas

Accomplishments

• Past President of the Southern Gerontological Society
• 2022 Southern Gerontological Society Fellow
• 2022 Southern Gerontological Society Media Award for Deskercise Live: Social Media Program
• 2022 With Susan Devero, Allison Kyrouac, and LaVona Traywick APTA Arkansas Friends of the Chapter Award
• 2021 University of Central Arkansas Service Learning Faculty of the Year Runner-up 2019-2020
• 2020 Jeanne M. Priester National Award for Outstanding Individual and/or Family Programming for “Keys to Embracing Aging” co authors Amy Hosier-Kostelic and Erin Yelland
• 2018 Certificate of Gratitude, Southern Gerontological Society, Awards Chair
• 2018 Center for Teaching Excellence Recognition of Achievement for On-Ground Teaching, emphasis in Diversity, University of Central Arkansas
• 2018 University of Central Arkansas Service Learning Faculty of the Year Winner 2017-2018
• 2018 Center for Teaching Excellence Recognition of Achievement for On-Ground Teaching, emphasis in Wellness, University of Central Arkansas
• 2017 National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, National
• 2016 Communications Educational Publications Team Award, 3rd Place National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Southern Region
• 2016 Communications Educational Publications Team Award, 3rd Place National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Arkansas
• 2016 Communications Educational Publications Team Award, 1st Place For Low Back Injury Prevention Southern Gerontological Society’s Applied Gerontologist Award
• 2015 Florence Hall Team Award, Extension Wellness Ambassador Program

Areas of Interest

• Healthy Aging
• Adaptive Exercise
• Universal Design
• Gerontological Literacy
• Community Engagement