She is the current President of Capacity FOR JUSTICE, a Past President of the Texas Psychological Association, and a Board member of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities-Texas Chapter. She was a member of the Mayor of Austin’s Mental Health Task Force and Monitoring Committee and has served on numerous other state and local workgroups. She has over thirty years of experience in working in mental health and developmental disabilities. Her interests include forensic psychology (particularly competency to stand trial & insanity defense for persons with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental disorders) and treatment and policy issues related to individuals with dual diagnoses of developmental disabilities and mental disorders. She has published and presented extensively on these issues and ethics.