She taught elementary music for 17 years in Arizona and New York City. She has taught in Kodály Certification Courses at Arizona State University, University of Central Missouri, Ouachita Baptist University, University of Montevallo, and Morehead State University. She is a Past-President of the Western Division of OAKE and served as Conference Chair for the 2012 OAKE National Conference in Phoenix. Her Bachelor's degree is from Capital University in Ohio and her Master's and Doctorate are both from Arizona State University. She has also studied at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary, as well as in Japan as part of the Fulbright Studies Program. She lives in Ohio with her husband, Brian, who is also a professor of Music Education at Miami University.