She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Missouri. Her work has been included in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Popular Culture Studies Journal, Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience, and LGBT America: Problems and Solutions (forthcoming 2018). She is a member of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the American Theatre and Drama Society, and the Edward Albee Society.