She began teaching at UTA in 1999 in critical care. Deborah has taught undergraduate Nursing Research since 2007, and graduate Nurinsg Research since 2010. She has been the CON Coordinator for Honors since 2012. Deborah has been a Nurse Scientist at THR HEB since 2007 where her program of research is the Nurse Work Environment. She has been a member of the THR IRB since 2009.