She completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Cincinnati with a focus on Structures of Inequality and Family. Her teaching expertise include a variety of sociology courses, including but not limited to Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Race, Sociology of Sex and Sexuality, Gender and Society, Sociology of the Family and the Sociology of Health. She has been teaching and practicing sociology for over 10 years and has learned the art of teaching multi-generational classrooms through experience and scholarship. As a teaching scholar, she serves as the chair of North Central Sociological Association’s (NCSA) teaching section and has been invited to speak on various topics including innovative pedagogical methods with a specific emphasis on social justice, service learning, experiential learning and co-curricular learning experiences