She grew up here in Augusta, GA and went to college locally at Augusta State University. She attended medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. She stayed at Wake Forest for general psychiatry residency and served as the Co-Chief resident for the 2007-2008 academic year. While at Wake Forest she participated in research concerning OCD and participated as a co-therapist for a DBT group. She returned to Augusta for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. She served as Co-Chief Resident for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program for the 2009-2010 academic year. She joined faculty in August 2010 and her interests include ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, and Psychotic illness. She has several roles on faculty including outpatient clinician at MCG and at Lighthouse Residential Treatment Facility.