She has a PhD in translation studies from Kent State University. She teaches courses in project management, computer-assisted-translation tools, and specialized translation practice. Her primary research interests include empirical studies in translator satisfaction, translation pedagogy (mentoring, curriculum development, and task-based approaches to translator training), corpus linguistics, and text-based linguistics. She has worked as a professional translator and interpreter and is involved in multiple community projects with the Latino community in the U.S. Her work has been published in journals such as Translation and Interpreting Studies, The International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research, and Translation Spaces.