She is the faculty advisor for Psi Chi and Alpha Xi Delta, and has been the faculty chair of the Human Factors and Applied Psychology annual regional student research conference for the past several years. She is a licensed mental health counselor and qualified supervisor through the Florida Department of Health and holds certifications in addictions and mental health. She holds a BS in psychology, MS in clinical psychology, and PhD in human services. Her current research focus involves examining how the use of social media platforms has changed the scope of what is known about social and personality psychology. Her research work is part of the Game-Based Education and Advanced Research Studies (GEARS) lab at ERAU.