She earned four degrees in Information Systems and Business Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, including a PhD in Information Systems. Her research interests are in the social impacts of technology, pedagogy for technology-related classes, academic integrity, health information technology, and education. Her research has been published or accepted for presentation in various journals such as CACM, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Decision Support Systems, NBEA Yearbook, Business Education Forum, Journal of Applied Research in Business Instruction, and Journal of Business and Education Training.