Kayce Gardner

Campbell University Physician Assistant – July 2025

University of Louisville - 2020

Focus Eyecare Center, Sellersburg, IN | Ophthalmologist Technician                                                 Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 

• Take eye pressures, gather estimated prescriptions using an autorefractor, take retinal images, use an optical coherence tomography to gather information on optic nerve, take topography images, run visual field tests, collect visual acuities of patients and give color deficiency exams 
• Perform eye exams and participate in career fairs in local elementary schools

Fertility and Endocrine Associates, Louisville, KY | Medical Assistant                                               May 2020 – Feb 2022 

• Assisted in minor clinic procedures and larger surgical procedures (including cyst aspiration, oocyte retrievals and embryo transfers), assisted in operating vaginal and abdominal ultrasounds, sterilizing equipment, and completing injection teaching                              

Abilities Research Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY | Summer Research Intern              June 2019 – Aug 2019 

• Under the supervision of David Putrino, PT PhD, Director; Mar Cortes, MD, Co-Director, conducted experiments such as: using virtual reality to treat chronic neuropathic pain in those with spinal cord injuries and the Raphael Smart Glove
• Collected data using an Australian prototype used to detect the presence of a concussion
• Participated in writing several manuscripts and grants such as: an exploratory study using trans-spinal direct current stimulation to evoke muscle twitches, spinal associative stimulation to increase voluntary motor output

Exercise Science, University of Louisville, 2020

Master of Physician Assistant Practice, Campbell University, 2025