She completed her studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (UPR-Río Piedras). Her M.A. and Ph.D. are in Academic-Research Psychology with a second specialization in Clinical Psychology at UPR-Río Piedras. In 2003, she was awarded with a post-doctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to culturally adapt evidence-based treatment for bulimia nervosa in Puerto Rico.