She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Tricia currently teaches journalism and media classes at the University of North Florida and writes a popular blog about topics ranging from politics and literature to adoption and manners. Her first book, The Place of Peace and Crickets: How Adoption, Heartache, and Love Built a Family is an award-winning memoir about how Tricia and her husband adopted and are raising three children. Tricia lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with her firefighter husband, three children, three permanent dogs, and occasional foster dogs.