Since 1988, she has worked as a Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for adults and adolescents at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She is a founding member and current president of the Rutherford County Sexual Assault Response Team. She works with the team to review cases, update policies, and promote best practices in responding to sexual assault for medical staff and allied professionals. She also has provided invaluable assistance to the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence on the issue of forensic compliance, lending to the drafting of policies to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable.