She is the Past President of Section III (Women, Gender, Psychoanalysis) and is a member of the Early Career Committee of Division 39. She is the former recipient of Division 39, Section III’s Dissertation Award and Division 39, Early Career Committee’s Scholar Award and is a former fellow at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. She also is a co-editor and contributing author of the book, A Womb of her Own: Women’s Struggle for Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy. Areas of special interest and passion include multicultural perspectives in feminism, depth oriented treatment of mood and characterological issues, treatment of sexual trauma and couples work.