She graduated from the Clinical Science Program at the University of Michigan, where she researched the effects of exposure to intimate partner violence on the development of young children. She has worked as a researcher and clinician in community settings with children and families who have a history of exposure to violence and trauma. Current research interests include developmental trajectories of post-traumatic stress symptoms in early childhood, the multiplicative effects of violence exposure across domains, resilient processes in those with a history of violence exposure, and the adaptation of evidence-based trauma treatments in low-resource settings.