She is currently in the dissertation phase of a PhD in Instructional Design for Online Learning. McBride is published in Academic Leadership. She is currently working on a short story collection set in the fictional small town of Bonface, Oklahoma. She has presented tales from this work-in-progress at the 2012 Southwest Regional Pop Culture Association Conference, the 2011 Pop Culture Association and American Culture Association National Conference, and the 1st and 2nd Howlers and Yawpers Creativity Symposium at Seminole State.