She recently acquired her Ph.D. from NC State in 2015, specializing in Physics Education Research under the guidance of Robert Beichner and Michael Paesler. She has researched the impact of various educational technologies, including smartphones in physics labs, YouTube videos as resources to bridge math and physics classes, and online reading quizzes to promote preparation for class. She received an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Virginia Tech, and her B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.