She teaches undergraduate and graduate sport psychology and sociology and advises masters’ students in the kinesiology program. In addition, she is a faculty member in UNT’s Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence, where she collaborates on research projects and serves on dissertation committees. She received her Ph.D. in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2000, her M.S. in Sport Studies from Miami University (Ohio) in 1997, and her B.A. in psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1994