She worked as a research assistant designing a national survey of Catholic Parishes for the Center on Pastoral Life at Notre Dame and has consulted with the Presbyterian Church, USA in the construction of denominational surveys. Suzie was selected as the Undergraduate Research Mentor of the year by her students at ACU. She is a published author with a specialty in church relations and scale construction. Suzie is an active member of the Minter Lane Church of Christ. She holds a B.S. from Cascade College and a graduate certificate in survey research, M.S., and Ph.D. from Purdue University.