She teaches tax courses with a focus on taxation of business entities and consults for a local CPA firm. She holds a master’s degree in tax and a doctorate in business administration (accounting) from Texas Tech University. She has published articles in several academic and practitioner-oriented journals, including, in the JofA, “Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses,” April 2010, page 44. Her research interests include legal tax research, technology acceptance in the accounting and tax environment, and tax policy.