She received her PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a pre-doctoral psychology internship at Waisman Center, Madison, WI. Previously as an occupational therapist and now as a rehabilitation counseling educator and researcher, she has over 10 years of experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder throughout the lifespan and has a special interest in working with the transition youth population. Currently, she is a principal investigator of several community-based participatory research projects, including evaluation of intervention strategies to improve psychosocial and vocational outcomes of transition-age individuals who are on the autism spectrum.