Dr. Unruh Snyder earned her B.S. (Entomology) and M.S. (Crop Science) degrees at Cornell University and Ph.D. degree (Crop Science Major: Soil Science Minor) from North Carolina State University. Dr. Unruh Snyder began her professional career at North Carolina State University as a Lecturer while working on her Ph.D. in Crop Science. After NCSU, she lectured at the University of Florida from 2004 to 2007. Currently, Dr. Unruh Snyder is involved in international agricultural developments in both Honduras and Costa Rica. Her research focus is in sustainable agriculture farming practices focusing on forage cropping systems. She is active professionally in the Crop Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy. Her major efforts are working with internationalizing the curriculum of Agronomy, developing online interactive teaching modules, and advising her students in Agronomy.