She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Psychology and Law specialty track) from the University of Alabama. She completed her pre-doctoral Internship training with the Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center-Los Angeles. She has worked as a Staff Psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and an Assistant Professor and Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Houston-Victoria. She is the Clinical Coordinator for Dallas Police Department’s Peer Support Program and Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee. She provides clinical and training services to law enforcement personnel (Sworn and Civilian) and their families. She has published articles and conducted presentations regarding forensic assessment/evaluation issues, trauma, critical incidents, peer support, and resilience.