She received her M.A. in systematic theology at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Her master’s thesis developed the question of God and the problem of suffering in light of the theology of Jurgen Moltman. She received her Ph.D. from Duquesne University in systematic theology. Her doctoral dissertation explored the hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur and the Catholic idea of revelation. She is involved in adult religion education and formation in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. She is also a member of the Mercy Association of Scripture and Theology.