She has previously been on the faculty of the USC and Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant programs as an adjunct faculty member. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of California, San Diego and California State University at Dominguez Hills. Ms Collier has served in community leadership roles on the local, state and national levels. She is the proud parent of a college sophomore and has written or coauthored two previous non published works in the educational arena: English Essentials for the California College of Health Sciences and Basic Pediatric Curriculum for Physician Assistant Students while on staff at the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. She currently resides in Austin, Texas.