Her doctoral work investigated the situational factors that influenced retributive justice. Her courses at COCC focus on areas pertaining to social psychology, positive psychology, and the psychology of violence. In 2012, she was the recipient of the PT@CC Teaching Resources Award. In addition to teaching, she serves as one of the advisors for COCC’s COPE club and the mentor for the COCC Heroic Imagination Team—a nonprofit established by Dr. Phillip Zimbardo that trains college students on “the power of one” so they can teach back to the community and spread the idea of positive change.