She earned her Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary Comparative Studies from The Ohio State University in June 2009, and came to UMBC that August. Her primary appointment is in MCS where she has taught 222, 333, 334, and capstone courses on “Visualizing America.” She is also an affiliate faculty member in Gender and Women’s Studies as well as Language, Literacy & Culture, and teaches MFA students in the Imaging and Digital Arts program.