She completed her Ph.D. in 2006 at the University of Central Florida. Her primary research interests include early-stage entrepreneurial phenomena (e.g., entrepreneurial networks, knowledge, and early venture growth), and organizational creativity. She has published research in journals such as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, and Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, among others. She has also published book chapters related to creativity, entrepreneurship, and leadership and her work has regularly appeared at a number of national and international conferences to include the Academy of Management Conference and the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.