As an undergraduate student, she was president of the Psi Chi Chapter at Florida International University. She has been a Psi Chi faculty advisor at SUNY Albany for the past seven years. During that time, the chapter received a Community Service Award from the Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany, New York, for continued service and support to the patients of CDPC. In addition, chapter membership at SUNY Albany increased from a dozen or so students to a yearly average of 100 members. A point system and committee structure was also introduced to motivate students to participate in university and communitywide projects and events. The Psi Chi Chapter at SUNY Albany is the largest and the strongest honor society on campus.