She coordinates the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in learning disabilities at Clemson’s Greenville campus, supervises student teachers and practicum students, and teaches coursework on individuals with learning disabilities and intensive academic interventions. Previously, she served as a researcher for the National Dropout Prevention Center investigating the effects of a computerized reading program on struggling adolescent readers in five school districts across the country. She is a former middle school special education teacher who instructed students with learning disabilities in self-contained, resource, and inclusion classes.