She has a M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has been teaching classes such as Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, the Philosophy of Art, and Philosophy: The Art of Thinking at UNI since 1991. She particularly enjoys classes with a good deal of student participation. Professor Holland had very good experiences teaching Honors sections of this class in the last few years; she looks forward to working with Honors students this Fall.