Her major focus has been to teach undergraduate and graduate students seeking a degree in elementary education. She has 11 years of experience as a Program Coordinator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Urban and Rural Community Enrichment Program (URCEP) in middle grades education. She has taught as an adjunct and an online professor (Curriculum and Instruction) and has 10 years of experience as a classroom teacher at the middle and elementary grades. She has a Doctorate in Educational Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Natural and Applied Sciences with a concentration in Aviation and Space Science from Oklahoma State University. She has her Bachelor of Science degree from Wesleyan College in Middle Grades Education.