Gayden is an Associate Instructional Professor currently teaching Health & Fitness, The Science of Basic Health &Fitness and Physical Education classes at Texas A&M University. She has taught for the Physical Education Activity Program at Texas A&M in College Station since 1997 and spent several semesters co-ordinating racquet sports for the department during this time. Prior to teaching at TAMU, she taught and coached in the Bryan, Texas public school system. She attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, for two years during which time she competed on the varsity tennis and soccer teams. She completed her B.S. in Kinesiology and earned her M.S. in Health Education from Texas A&M University in College Station. Outside of the classroom, Gayden enjoys spending time with her family, lifting, reading, coaching, and serving as a Meet Director for the Aggie Swim Club.