She received her DDS and MS degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has attained her fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, has completed the ADEA Leadership Institute Program and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She currently serves as Chair of the American Dental Education Association’s Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and as Director for the UNC Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program.