She received her Ph.D. in mass communication from Florida State University. She is a positive media psychologist who investigates the role that new and traditional media play in promoting and affecting character development, self-transcendent emotions, prosocial behavior, and subjective well-being. She has presented research on this topic at the International and National Communication Association conference and published her research in the Journal of Psychology and Popular Media Culture and Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. In her free time Sophie likes to travel, meditate, and workout outside.