She has a BME in music education from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (2004) and an MM from Northwestern University (2008). Currently; she is a PhD candidate at Michigan State University with a cognate in creativity. In addition, she serves as the chapter advisor to UNM’s collegiate NAfME chapter. She has completed levels training in Orff-Schulwerk and has studied Kodály and Music Learning Theory.