She earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison University and her MS and PhD in industrial/ organizational psychology from George Mason University. Marks also currently serves as Associate Provost for Graduate Education at George Mason University. In this capacity, she works at the university level and in collaboration with Mason’s 120+ graduate programs to strengthen graduate education at Mason. Prior to her faculty appointment at George Mason, Marks was an assistant professor at Florida International University, a Consortium of Universities Research Fellow at the U.S. Army Research Institute, and a project manager for Management Research Institute.