She received a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Maryland and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. She taught as a lecturer and senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Portsmouth Faculty of the Environment Portsmouth, UK, London Institute, Central Saint Martins School of Art London, UK, and the University of Greenwich School of Architecture and Construction London, UK from 2000-2005, serving as Program Leader for the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Architecture program 2003-2005.