She has been a full time faculty member since the Fall of 2008. She teaches Undergraduate and Graduate classes in the field of Special Education. Prior to working at the University of Houston-Victoria, she worked in the public school setting for 11 years. She had also served, for 5 years, on public school campuses as a member of an intervention team for struggling learners. Her current area of interest is the study of effective interventions for struggling learners; and the study of students at-risk for dropping out of school.