She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Miami University. She completed her internship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services. Her research focuses on ethnic minority and multicultural issues in teaching, assessment and intervention. She has published on cultural diversity and teaching, refugee mental health, intergroup anxiety and multiple relationships ethical dilemmas in psychotherapy. Her current research projects explore factors that predict student engagement with diversity-related content and students’ evaluations of instructors who teach diversity-related courses.