She teaches courses in first-year composition, upper division writing and rhetoric, and digital and professional writing. She earned her B.A. in English from the University of Florida, then worked for several years as a professional and technical writer before attending graduate school to study rhetoric and composition, earning a Ph.D. from Purdue University. Her scholarly interests include the teaching of research skills in writing courses and the persuasive effectiveness of logos. Previously she was an assistant professor at Youngstown State University where she taught courses in the Department of English's Professional and Technical Writing program.